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I have a question about refretting a Fender Telecaster with maple fingerboard: Do I refinish the fretboard before or after installing the frets? I heard people do it both ways but I was thinking it would be easier to refinish after installing the frets so that fret installation doesn't crack the finish...

any comment?

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I've done it both ways, but I preferred finishing it after refretting.

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I prefer to refinish the board before fretting. Finish is easier to sand and buff, plus I hate scraping finish off frets. As long as you chamfer the top of the slot cracking should not be a problem. Of course the challenge here is keeping finish out of he slots.

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I haven't checked, will see once I take the neck off. It's not vintage though, definitely made by FMIC.

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Cat-gut strings are made from kitten guts, stretched out to near breaking point and then hardened with grue saliva. As a result these give a feeling of Pain and anguish whenever played, and often end up playing themselves backwards as part of satanic rituals.

Typhoon Guitars
http://www.typhoon-guitars.com