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The one time I tried using nails on a one-string diddleybow/canjo, I had issues with the frets/nails being at slightly different heights, which caused some of the frets to buzz. Have you run into this? Is the only way around it using extreme care when cutting the grooves they rest in?
It holds up very well on the plated nails. Specialty hardware shops have real brass, but hard to find. I order them online. o problems yet, but with much use, the wear and tear would compliment any CBG!
A fret end file tool can be made from a 2”x 4” block of wood. One edge is cut at a 30-degree angle, which is supposedly standard for finishing up the fret edges. I have read that some luthiers use as low as a 15 degree angle. Three to five wood screws with decent sized washers are then used to attach the file to the edge of the 2 X 4 that was angled. For a little extra rigidity, you can use hot melt glue along the length of the file, or even drill holes in the file and screw it directly to the wood block.
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