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jfmckenna
PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2021 12:57 pm 
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On this old Martin restoration I pulled out 4 frets and I need to measure them for thickness to replace them. They all measure the same randomly in different placed to .048 then on the same fret in a different location .050, .052 and so on.

Measuring the slots with feller gauges is a lesson in humility. I just can't do it.

So should I just take like 3 frets, measure them in 3 places and take the average?

How do you measure these darned things?
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bluescreek
PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2021 1:02 pm 
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the old bar frets were "Chased" or in plain words hammered on so there will be some discrepancies I measure the thickest point
it is easier to make thinner than to make thicker. I have to over a 100 bar fret jobs , it isn't rocket science just physics

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Great idea thanks John.
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