Hey guys,
Well, I finally started my frettless project yesterday by de-fretting my old Kramer maple neck.
To be honest, after all the tutorials i read, I decided to do an entirely different method I kept reading about.
Well I guess I'll get onto a little tutorial for those wanting to try it out now:
Tools (in order of appearance):
-masking tape
-exacto knife
-good butter knief
-hammer
Instructions:
-mask off the fretboard
-using the exacto knife, cut around the frets to expose them
-once all the frets are exposed, take a break and get something to drink. the next part will take a while
-Ok, now were at the part where we start to remove the frets.
I tried rippin' 'em out with pliers ala Jaco Pastorious, the hammer/ chissle method and others, but here's what I did:
-take the knife and point the end at the fret (working at the trebble side of the neck) and dig a SMALL groove into the area by the tang on the side, then work your way under the fret and push down, prying up the fret a little.
-now grab your hammer and pull/ pry that fret out!
Each fret should take about 3 minutes or so.
Keep in mind, you will make some little chips out of the board- that's why we masked it off before ;^)
Ok, that's it so far!
Now I'm off to fill the board and sand it, then I'm off to get some wood for my body!
Sorry for the lack of pics- I'll get 'em up soon!
And if this method doesn't work for you- I'm sorry! lol this was my first attempt!
Peace,
