Mod Collection SG Bass Snow Cone Sparkle

[Basvarken]

I have my doubts about that Dave.

You have to route a profile on the sides of the neck to put the binding in.
Put the frets in and cut them exactly to the right width.
Then glue the binding in. Then route or file away the excess between the frets.


That's more labour intensive than hammer the fret in > cut off the over hanging bits > file them flush to the neck.

[Dave W]

I have my doubts about that Dave.

You have to route a profile on the sides of the neck to put the binding in.
Put the frets in and cut them exactly to the right width.
Then glue the binding in. Then route or file away the excess between the frets.


That's more labour intensive than hammer the fret in > cut off the over hanging bits > file them flush to the neck.

Rob, you're the luthier, so I defer to your knowledge and experience.

All I know is what I've read over the years. Here, for example.
https://hazeguitars.com/blog/the-great-big-gibson-fret-nib-debate

[Basvarken]

Oh yeah, I forgot that I built a guitar once with fret nibs too.
So the method is different.

First fret
Then cut and file flush
Next glue binding to the sides
Then file away excess between frets.

Still more work than without fret nibs:

First glue binding to the sides
Then fret
Next cut and file flush.

[ilan]

For some reason it has always looked more classy to me. Like each fret has its own edge binding. Rics have them too.

[uwe]

Plastic replaces wood - a bad trade.

[Basvarken]

That's why I used wooden bindings on this guitar ;-)

[uwe]

Oh, you do lesser instruments such as guitars too then ...

I have to digest that first.

[Basvarken]

Nur für Untermusiker 

[uwe]

[godofthunder]

Putting the ugh in lee.

[uwe]

Leughe?