Thread: Fret-sanding?
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Old 05-15-2006, 04:23 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by Peg Dizzler
The majority of fretwire is made from copper.

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Copper fret wire? Are you kidding?

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Originally Posted by Nociceptor
So I was thinking, I still like the sound of frets (for slap and ****) but I also love the slide of a fretless . . . so is it possible to just sand or file down the frets to make them a little less obtrusive? Or am I just smokin way too much of the wacky weed?
Since I'm mainly a fretless player but would like the possibility of a conventional slap sound, I have thought about doing just what you're talking about. Very low, smooth, narrow frets. But I haven't built it yet.
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