Dafgog Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 I am about to refret the 1948 beauty - any frets that are most suitable? I take it large jumbo fretwire is not desirable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Measure the width of the fretwire with a digital caliper, then go on Stewmac.com and read the specs of the various fretwire they carry. Ignore the height you have, as the frets, if original, have probably been dressed a number of times. Fretwire is not easy to measure accurately on the guitar, but the Stewmac medium/medium appears to be fairly close to the original frets on one of my 1950 J-45s. It also appears to be close to the modern factory frets on my SJ. The other 1950 J-45 I have has late-60s low jumbo frets, which are more like electric guitar frets. They are easy to play if you do a lot of slides, but don't really seem right for the guitar. What's the FON on your '48? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafgog Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 Thanks Nick ---FON 1017-22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 On 10/9/2020 at 2:21 PM, Dafgog said: Thanks Nick ---FON 1017-22 Nice. Right at the end of '47, or early '48. Does it have a rectangular bridge, or belly-up? I vaguely remember you discussing it sometime in the past, but can't remember the details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafgog Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 Yes thats right - Belly up bridge. Currently the action has risen slightly - trying to dehumidify and considering a refret as these are really low- as you suggest they've been recrowned and polished quite a few times in the past. Thanks for your interest and info as always Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 7 minutes ago, Dafgog said: Yes thats right - Belly up bridge. Currently the action has risen slightly - trying to dehumidify and considering a refret as these are really low- as you suggest they've been recrowned and polished quite a few times in the past. Thanks for your interest and info as always The action can change a lot with variations in humidity, depending on where you live. If there is a radical difference in humidity over the course of the year, some people keep "winter" saddles and "summer" saddles on hand to accommodate changes without constant neck adjustments. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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