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Has anybody converted a Tupelo/Mountain Tenor kit to Fretless?
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"agreed!"
"This was also an option that I have considered. Seems like less mess! "
"I did think of this solution, will check out the suggested site."
"Nice idea... may be the first step before trying g any other ideas"
"Why not just set aside the neck with fret board? You can then use it later, on another build. Then get another board and fret board, non fretted, and build what you want. The kit your talking about, will let you do that. Then you can make it for…"
"I have used resin apoxy with great success to make fret lines markers. You can mix in many different colors and materials...mica powders etc. Just mix, pour into the void, let it harden for a couple days and sand it flush with the neck. Check out…"
"Hi, Yes BrianQ is dead right. Frets add stability to the neck, resistance to bowing upwards.
I forgot to mention this, but, when pulling frets the barbs on the tang of the fret can leave the fingerboard, along the slot, in a mess as they can pull…"
"Yes Taff, wood filler would be a Yuck situation!! Cable ties are the easiest, but if you decide to use wood, make sure it’s equally dense as the fretboard material? "
"Hi Andrew.
Apologies if I'm drifting off topic and not answering the question you asked, but here's my question; Before putting yourself through all the effort to remove frets and correct the slot issue, why not just space up the nut so…"
"Hi Andrew, the first thing is to decide what you are going to replace the original frets with. Plastic, [white cable tyes work well], white maple or other timber, or some might suggest wood filler. Yuck! Second, you may have to widen the old fret…"
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