haikelzambri
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22 frets - xtra jumbo? how much?
if 24 also how much?
if 24 also how much?
does anyone know how much it cost to change my frets?
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check this out.. we charge at $350 to $400 
http://standardvalue.com.sg/forum/viewforum.php?f=27&sid=0033d1b888b61789fdf8bd90fcb67120
http://standardvalue.com.sg/forum/viewforum.php?f=27&sid=0033d1b888b61789fdf8bd90fcb67120
Jumpin'Jellybean
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Hmm... I always thought refretting was around 150 for a partial and around 250 for a full refret... Looks like i was wrong.
lokiregnarok
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check this out.. we charge at $350 to $400
http://standardvalue.com.sg/forum/viewforum.php?f=27&sid=0033d1b888b61789fdf8bd90fcb67120
umh.. mike.. is it really tat expensive?? i'd thought tat it was 300 max
haikelzambri
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damnz!350-400? cancel that! hahaa
imma use that money to buy me a new guitar....haha!
imma use that money to buy me a new guitar....haha!
lokiregnarok
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ya.. 350-400 can get quite a decent one..
hahaha.. it is expensive.. i must agree but it is really tedious and time consuming to make a refret good.
Cheap guitars are not worth refretting unless there are sentimental value to it.
Seriously, this is the price to get a really good refret standard. no point you spend $250 and get uneven frets, rough rounding off of frets end etc..
I have alot of customers coming to me straight after they do refret job at other place at $200++.
Will post some pics about cheap refret job in a week time.
Cheap guitars are not worth refretting unless there are sentimental value to it.
Seriously, this is the price to get a really good refret standard. no point you spend $250 and get uneven frets, rough rounding off of frets end etc..
I have alot of customers coming to me straight after they do refret job at other place at $200++.
Will post some pics about cheap refret job in a week time.
subversion
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keep us posted!
lokiregnarok
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maybe i will only refret when i manage to buy my dream guitar. =)
sitkaspruce
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Use Stainless Steel frets if you treasure you guitars. Acoustic or Electric.
Look for Malcolm aka empty71 in this forum to refret it with stainless steel frets.
It last much, much longer. He's the only one who can do a real good S/S refretting.
They are known to be very bouncy and often popping out of their grooves if done by in-experience hands or self-proclaimed luthier. Most likely they will use super glue and kill your fretboard. Worth every cents.
Look for Malcolm aka empty71 in this forum to refret it with stainless steel frets.
It last much, much longer. He's the only one who can do a real good S/S refretting.
They are known to be very bouncy and often popping out of their grooves if done by in-experience hands or self-proclaimed luthier. Most likely they will use super glue and kill your fretboard. Worth every cents.
predz23
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Stainless Steel adds a lot of brightness to the guitar right? So I've heard
sitkaspruce
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Sorry for the late reply.
I can hear the difference when my giutar is strung with PB or 80/20.
Why not PM the man and ask him to chime in?
haikelzambri
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hmm mike! lets break it down......
To refret the whole fretboard=$300
how much does it cost to refret just one fret?(do u guys do that kindda service?just change 1?)
To refret the whole fretboard=$300
how much does it cost to refret just one fret?(do u guys do that kindda service?just change 1?)
haikelzambri
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:3 owh well its worth a shot hahaah...
relinquish69
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refretting is no easy business. you have to understand the necessary steps taken. they include:
1) Clean removal of frets (do note that it gets more tedious if the neck is bounded/maple).
2) Cutting out new frets.
3) Slotting in the frets.
4) Making sure that they are nicely seated
5) Leveling the frets.
6) Rounding off the ends (It is important not to round off too much to prevent slippage)
A great deal of time and effort is required, which of course justifies the price quoted earlier.
For acoustic guitars, there is a case where you can replace like the first 5 frets because it's usually they are the frets that get worn down the most easily (Damage dealt by basic strumming chord shapes). That being said, it depends on the overall fret life in all the frets of the guitar too. A full refret might not be necessary but if it is going to cause some major unevenness through out the entire guitar, full refret is the way to go.
Oh btw, replacing your frets with stainless steel frets could possibly cost more than double of the price quoted for that regular refret. Why? You'd most probably have to pay for the tools required for the process.
Head down to any guitar repair store for a quote. Do ask questions so that you know what you are paying for.
1) Clean removal of frets (do note that it gets more tedious if the neck is bounded/maple).
2) Cutting out new frets.
3) Slotting in the frets.
4) Making sure that they are nicely seated
5) Leveling the frets.
6) Rounding off the ends (It is important not to round off too much to prevent slippage)
A great deal of time and effort is required, which of course justifies the price quoted earlier.
For acoustic guitars, there is a case where you can replace like the first 5 frets because it's usually they are the frets that get worn down the most easily (Damage dealt by basic strumming chord shapes). That being said, it depends on the overall fret life in all the frets of the guitar too. A full refret might not be necessary but if it is going to cause some major unevenness through out the entire guitar, full refret is the way to go.
Oh btw, replacing your frets with stainless steel frets could possibly cost more than double of the price quoted for that regular refret. Why? You'd most probably have to pay for the tools required for the process
.Head down to any guitar repair store for a quote. Do ask questions so that you know what you are paying for.
