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Permalink Reply by Ben on February 13, 2011 at 2:31pm

Hey Dan, my pleasure. Great video. I'm glad to see you got to work on that bass a bit today. It must have been nice to be able to work outside for a change. Still, no trouble keeping a beer cold on a day like today I'd imagine...

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Permalink Reply by Habanera Hal on February 20, 2011 at 3:27pm

Thank you, Dan for all of your videos!  I just found out about CBG's a week ago and I am anxious to begin a few projects.  Your instructions have taken a lot of the mystery out of the equation and and hopefully my first builds will be successful!

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Permalink Reply by Andy Kirke on February 22, 2011 at 2:01am

Nice informative vid Dan

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Permalink Reply by William McCauley on February 22, 2011 at 5:33am

Very interesting video. I'm gonna fret my next one. Question, how deep do you cut the slots?

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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on February 22, 2011 at 6:06am

I did it by trial and error mostly. I got some fret wire and cut a few test slots in a piece of scrap wood first. You can't have the slot too shallow or the fret will not seat all the way down. You can cut it a little too deep with no ill effects. That is why I like the fancy fret saw so much, I just set the depth correctly and from then on, I don't need to worry about it. When the saw stops cutting, the depth is correct.

 

If the fret won't tap all the way down, then the slot is too shallow.

 

Some people actually nip off the tang on the end of the fret so you don't see it showing on the side of the neck. Then they mix a little glue with some sawdust and then put some of that "paste" in the side of the neck and sand it smooth so it doesn't show.

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