Fret wire Alternatives?

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Permalink Reply by Clock The Wolf on August 9, 2012 at 12:27pm

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/don-t-fret-no-fretwire-no-slots...

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Permalink Reply by Clock The Wolf on August 9, 2012 at 12:36pm

To keep the strings from cutting in can be as simple as wedging in a bit of twine all the way to hand carving slotted bone.

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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on August 9, 2012 at 12:44pm

Or you can use a rivet with the center spike removed.

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Permalink Reply by George Sales on August 9, 2012 at 5:23pm

thanks for ur help :) i just completed my first build today it sounds good

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Permalink Reply by Clock The Wolf on August 9, 2012 at 5:27pm

Cooooool!!!!!!

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on August 9, 2012 at 8:14pm

these   work  really  good  ..  and are simple as pie  ..  ask  around  "oily ,  stewy ,  otis ,  etc etc ..

 

Find more videos like this on Cigar Box Nation

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on August 9, 2012 at 11:54pm

lol  ..   ooops  ..   thanks clock , .. didnt realize  you posted  the same  link  ;-)

 

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Permalink Reply by wormil on August 10, 2012 at 1:15am

You can see more pics here:

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?screen...

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on August 10, 2012 at 5:45pm

That's almost how I did my first two necks, using finishing nails; except I only bent and inserted one side (the fingers, as opposed to the thumb, side of the fretboard), and superglued 'em down into shallow grooves. Those look good, wormil.

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Permalink Reply by wormil on August 11, 2012 at 3:02am

Thanks, they turned out well if I say so myself and they seem to work well although I'm not much of a player yet. Switching over to frets for my current project because it has a very narrow neck.

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Permalink Reply by Bluesheart on August 13, 2012 at 9:26pm

IMHO, for what Gitty sells fret wire for, it is hard to convince me to use anything else. I've used 1/16" brass rod, but it cost just as much as frets but is a lot harder to work with. Even if you have "free" stuff to use, you have to figure out how much time it will take and add the cost of glue, tape etc. Round toothpicks are cheap and easy to work with but I don't know how long they will last on a steel stringer.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Monaco ( Whittling Guy) on August 14, 2012 at 2:42am

I make frets out of toothpicks.  Just saw the groove in the neck with a back saw or fret saw at the proper fret spacing then I glue the toothpicks in.  I use flat toothpicks on their edge, but I think you can use the round ones if your saw is the right thickness.  Then sand them level with the neck.  The contrasting wood looks really nice and they won't interfere with the slide.

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