Chris, I've used brass sheet for re-fretting these, assuming that's what the original frets are made from. You need to measure the thickness of the original frets and buy the appropriate thickness. Tinsnips will cut the shape and gentle hammering will bend the metal to a curve.
Good hobby shops seem to be the easiest source. All the best, Art > hello everyone, > I've got an 18th century 'English Guitar' I am repairing, and have a > question: > It is missing the very (bridge) end of the fingerboard, as it was > sliced off right at the final fret position at some point to add on a > longer fingerboard. This extension has since been removed, and I wish > to reconstruct the end that was historically there. I think this > should include the missing final fret and a small decorative end. > Rather than trying to extend the historic tortoishell veneer past the > replacement final fret and onto the new end surface, I intend on > leaving this end solid ebony, or may try to match the decorative MOP > that begins the fingerboard surface at the nut end. > My question is, how feasible is it to add a fret at this juncture of > new and old (I dont intend on removing the fingerboard for this > repair), and in general I would welcome feedback on the procedure. I > am thinking of following the lead of my friend Roberto in Rome who has > used model traintrack as a very close approximation of the historic > fretting. > thanks! > christopher davies, portland oregon > -- Art Robb Luthier Lutes & Guitars, Plans, Repairs & Restorations Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website www.art-robb.co.uk To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
