How To Make An Acoustic Guitar Ep. 39 (Installing The Frets)

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@ZeGlob1 5 ай бұрын

My 2 cts : - clean the fret wire with naphtha beforehand.. it often comes quite oily and that oil doesn’t mix well with glue… - when prepping & cutting your frets : go backwards from fret 22 to fret 1 If you cut fret 20 too short, it will fit fret 19 or 18.. so it’s not wasted 😜

@DriftwoodGuitars 5 ай бұрын

Super solid tips! Thanks

@wallygoots 5 ай бұрын

Inciteful! Yay math.

@Glasspuhl 5 ай бұрын

3 videos in just over 1 week! Y'all are spoiling us ❤️

@paulcrowder 5 ай бұрын

Just as fascinating as watching this guitar build over the years is watching the emergence of Chris’s ponytail.

@ShaneDavisDFTBA 5 ай бұрын

There’s something so relaxing about watching people be good at things. Thanks for continuing to share 👍

@radovandragun7673 5 ай бұрын

I am super impressed how clean your work is..every time..a lot to learn from you, thanx for these videos and wisdom…huge fan…

@gimarr 4 ай бұрын

I thought you guys had abandoned this project it’s been so long between 37 and these last two. I’m glad to see the work continue, I’m looking forward to seeing it completed. It looks like it’ll be a beautiful guitar.

@wallygoots 5 ай бұрын

Great idea with the wipe on accelerator. Thank you for sharing your knowledge for us novices who are soaking it up. Love your work.

@larryhawes8295 5 ай бұрын

Great video and tips as usual!! Somehow I missed the fret board polishing technique. Was that videoed? Thank You

@scottakam 5 ай бұрын

Thanks guys. Going from the hammer to the press was definitely a game changer for me. It takes almost all the stress out of the job (me and the neck).

@jasonmiles8974 5 ай бұрын

Glad to see you're continuing this build, I may have to dust off my refinish. I started with you guys a few years ago.

@DrKevGuitar 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Chris & Matt! How do you polish the fret board? I know you don't use wax (to avid getting it in the fret slots).

@rayhodgson9055 5 ай бұрын

Hi Guys, another great video! You mention you pre radius the fret wire at a tighter radius before installing. Can you share what that radius is?

@stephen3073 5 ай бұрын

I made my own fret end beveling block, with Rock Maple and medium cut mill file, and made it so it cuts a 70 degree bevel instead of 45 degrees ( the industry standard). The reason is, I can then use my fret detailing files to make the fret ends semi-hemispherical. That gives you a smidge more of usable fret width for the high and low E strings. It looks classy, feels good, plays great!

@pinballrobbie 5 ай бұрын

I did the same thing to my Maton.

@karljshaw 5 ай бұрын

Another Great video, fellows.... Now, when I look at the guitars that you have made for me, I have a much greater appreciation for the details.

@jamiekrautkremer9962 5 ай бұрын

Speaking of pressing frets. Have you seen JEdwards fractal fret press? Easily the coolest new luthier tool I’ve seen in years! Especially if you ever have to do a compound radius fretboard.

@leelossi1257 5 ай бұрын

I always learn a lot! Thanks Chris...........

@1981FlyingV 5 ай бұрын

That inlay really pops!

@geraldponce8336 5 ай бұрын

Did like the brushing accelerator technique vs spraying. Worth the time watching the video. I'll definitely put that in the memory bank.

@ronnie5129 5 ай бұрын

Hello, I was wondering what ever happened to the Woodstock Guitar build, MY Best, Cousin Figel

@newffee 5 ай бұрын

Hey Chris have you ever tested to see if an adjustable neck affects sound or how it affects sound in a guitar?I'm thinking about doing an adjustable neck on my next guitar but at the same time I'm designing a new neck joint which I may or may not be able to make adjustable. Still deciding. Thanks for the fretting tips.

@rockymtnmovies 5 ай бұрын

How did you polish the fret board? What did you use? How do you keep it from getting in the fret slots? How did you clean off the accelerator before snipping the ends of the wire?

@larryhawes9322 5 ай бұрын

Curious as well.

@brentgates6363 3 ай бұрын

please tell me where you got the bandsaw wall holder, or if you made it, how it works.... looks slick!

@terrythegnome2408 Ай бұрын

also you can apply a bit of furniture wax to fretboard, just a touch, before you glue the fret so that the superglue doesn't bone to the wood.

@JM46jm 5 ай бұрын

Hi Chris. What is the text on the neck down by the heel? And is it inlaid? Thanks guys. Always enjoy.

@geraldponce8336 5 ай бұрын

Have the Stewmac fret press that everyone complains is too cheap. Soon as I got it I pulled it apart and diamond plated the inner piston and cylinder to a polished shine. Sort of like how we would polish frets. Chased all the treads, cleaned it out with brake cleaner and oiled it. Adjusted it to as minimal play as possible. Now it is a usable fret press that feels broken in. Noticed on a warmoth video they have their fret press at eye level. Maybe ill make a nealimg bench to get down low and see better.

@ShaneDavisDFTBA 5 ай бұрын

When it’s all finished, I’d love to see a movie-type cut of just the b-roll showing the build. That’s not to say that I don’t enjoy the tutorial aspect, it would just be a nice companion piece.

@tonyschneider234 2 ай бұрын

Great video as always 👍

@TommyAlanRaines 5 ай бұрын

Dijavue !?@! Awesome Work & Tips!!

@Ramplcro 5 ай бұрын

Cool. As a novice , and using a hammer method, i wish i could find locally liquid superglue cure in cca 1 minute and not 10 seconds. So for now i have to hammer the frets in and then apply superglue on the sides of the frets and hope for capillary reaction to work. Question - what do you think about stainless steel frets for acoustic guitar?

@SkyscraperGuitars 5 ай бұрын

Master class gents! BTW - I love my Fret Caddie®!!!!

@DriftwoodGuitars 5 ай бұрын

And we love our skyscraper tools! ❤️

@deadforalldead3576 5 ай бұрын

Started my first guitar build today, already started sanding the sides already but i do have a question. What’s the reason of stacking 2 .45” walnut for the sides? I completely forgot to ask my instructor about it.

@derek3152 5 ай бұрын

I nerd about knives so I am familiar with the term "tang," but every time you said it, I was like "heh!" and the sad part of this: I'm watching this alone, so I am laughing about junior High humor BY MYSELF. So anyway, thank you for that gift!

@larrycoon3794 5 ай бұрын

Chris, I assume you've evaluated using wax on the fretboard to facilitate clean-up of squeeze-out. Is it just easier with your polish & chisel method, or are there other advantages?

@ZeGlob1 5 ай бұрын

Problem is that it wax gets into the fret slot, glue won’t work

@heymrguitarman7637 5 ай бұрын

So many different ways to do frets but at the end of the day - if they are well seated, properly leveled, crowned and polished and they feel comfortable in the hand then you're all good. A 'best' method doesn't exist.

@Mtlatc 5 ай бұрын

This video is back! It was here yesterday and disappeared.

@DriftwoodGuitars 5 ай бұрын

It had issues.

@sebastienboisvert3268 5 ай бұрын

@@DriftwoodGuitars ...lol...dont we all😂

@donaldholman9070 5 ай бұрын

my goodness you are zooming along on this project.

@coltknight3945 5 ай бұрын

The new SM wire isn't EVO gold, right? The supplier quit making that alloy. I've heard the new SM stuff isn't as good and corrodes.

@DriftwoodGuitars 5 ай бұрын

You know…. That makes sense. I hadn’t hear that though.

@geraldponce8336 5 ай бұрын

Yeah when I ordered fret wire from Jescar they said they are not stocking evo anymore? Personally I like stainless steel frets when it is someone else's tools doing the work. But when it comes to using my tools. Nickel. Lol. What do I care if my frets wear out prematurely. I'll just relevel em again

@iwokeupthismorning2 5 ай бұрын

It’s unfortunate to loose that much fret material, when ordering in quantity it would be nice to get them in one piece rolled up in a 20 inch radius maybe?

@jimchambers6051 5 ай бұрын

What do you polish the fretboard with?

@bryantcochran5065 5 ай бұрын

Love pressing in frets, really cuts down time and booboos

@1981FlyingV 5 ай бұрын

Is the gold fretwire for aesthetics?

@SolaChristus 3 ай бұрын

Whilst it definitely can be used for aesthetics (looks perfect with gold hardware), it also has several major advantages. Namely it is harder than N/S frets, but also not as hard as S/S frets. So it has long term (life long?) durability. From the luthiers point of view it works much easier than S\S frets so it’s a major time saver. And finally once properly polished it lasts basically forever…no tarnishing.

@markmanning2921 5 ай бұрын

You need to do a colab with Daisy Tempest!

@reckless-575 5 ай бұрын

You should’ve shown the leveling and crowning process. Great video nonetheless 👍

@DriftwoodGuitars 5 ай бұрын

That’s coming in a future episode

@reckless-575 5 ай бұрын

@@DriftwoodGuitars Thanks, Chris!

@paulthompson2072 5 ай бұрын

Are all frets same size and how you no to not over press

@dalgguitars 5 ай бұрын

Florida Man ,,, "Make sure the tang is the width of the slot." Let the jokes proceed! (Love your videos as always.)

@davidgrandy4681 5 ай бұрын

Wasn't this on the other day?

@ZayyzYT 5 ай бұрын

Hey i was wondering, with how long its takin you guys to build this guitar is the customer getting a discount? 😂

@LenPopp 5 ай бұрын

When I started watching this series, I did not fully understand the meaning of "3000 year old guitar".

@Jellyeater1 5 ай бұрын

It's 3001 year old guitar now!

@johngriswold2213 5 ай бұрын

I picked this up from a GAL article...when you install frets in order up or down the neck, the pressure towards the unfretted board accumulates introducing a back bow tendency. This is especially noticeable if you fret your fingerboard before glueing it to the neck. Being a belt and suspenders kind of guy, I have incorporated this into my fret pressing, doing the ends, then one in the middle, and then dividing each remaining space as I go. This way the compression/distortion is mostly equalized;)

@DriftwoodGuitars 5 ай бұрын

Love it! I'm stealing it for sure.

@aficionadolurecompany700 5 ай бұрын

That's the weirdest looking cribbage board I've ever seen.

@pinballrobbie 5 ай бұрын

Those cutters don't work so well on Stainless frets, I used a Dremel cut off disc to save ruining my cutters.

@MegaTubescreamer 5 ай бұрын

😁👍👌

@heymrguitarman7637 5 ай бұрын

You had short hair when you started this build 🤣

@bigdennyh 5 ай бұрын

3001 year old guitar.

@DriftwoodGuitars 5 ай бұрын

Actually it’s been almost 3 years, so 3003 haha

@davidharris7431 5 ай бұрын

@@DriftwoodGuitars hey , I'm gettin older now , are we gonna make it to the end lol , peace ✌

@davidharris7431 5 ай бұрын

Yeah , DO NOT buy the sliding G clamp style fret presser . They are clumsy and don't really work at all . Peace ✌

@rickbaker4571 5 ай бұрын

why?? Why not cut the binding along with the necks (fret saw) and have the fret extend into the edge of the neck?? would that not be more comfortable for the player? I know it's "factory correct", but you guys bust thru the wall and make it more player friendly.