Topic: change 2nd & 3rd frets
Hi...I have a Tak Tan16c...I need to change two frets....any advice....easy or hard..and where would i get the frets?
cheers in advance....
Re: change 2nd & 3rd frets
Probably schould take it to a guitar shop, so when it gets messed up you can blame them.
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Re: change 2nd & 3rd frets
You can probably Youtube a tutorial. But I like Butch's advice.
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4 2010-03-18 21:20:40 (edited by Guitarpix 2010-03-18 21:30:24)
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Re: change 2nd & 3rd frets
It's not hard but it's tedious.. You need patience and to do a lot of research beforehand. There are lots of things to learn even though none of them are really difficult.
If your not experienced with this kind of stuff, I'd also recommend you carry it to someone and have them do it for you.... But if you want to learn how and have some cash to invest in the minimal tools required, there's tons of good information to be found online. You're going to have to remove the frets so a fret puller needs to be bought (or you can make one for about 5-10 bucks) You'll need a soldering iron, fretting hammer, Fret leveler (a good straight file can be used for jobs this small), smaller files for fret end dressing and crowning (if you don't want to spend the $40 for a crowning file), Sandpaper, and maybe some tightbond glue. You'd probably have $40-$50 invested not including the wire... Radiusing the fret wire by hand and can be challenging the first few times you try...
I have the proper replacement wire here in the shop and would be happy to radius it on my machine and pre-cut the pieces and send them to ya for free plus a few spares, just in case.. 
A few links http://www.richbeckguitars.com/refretting/ http://www.frets.com/fretspages/Luthier … fret1.html http://www.fretnotguitarrepair.com/frets.htm
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Re: change 2nd & 3rd frets
Hmmm... I would def take it to a guitar shop. Pix... you are such a nice guy! That's all I have to say on this topic! 
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