Meanwhile, at Warmoth: video tour of the fret department!

[aarontunes]

Here's a quick tour of our fret department:


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[rgand]

Good video again, AA TA. That's a decent amount of work for such a small cost. :icon_thumright:

 

[bagman67]

That CNC nut-cutter is a hell of a thing.  The whole miracle is that we get as much as we do for our dollars.  Thanks for continuing to enlighten us, The Aaron.

 

[dmraco]

That CNC nut-cutter is a hell of a thing.  The whole miracle is that we get as much as we do for our dollars. 

Great video.    I could not agree more about each nut being custom cut. 

Every Warmoth neck has been plug and play.  Nothing needed to do for great action.

 

[Cagey]

Nice video! You don't mention it, but I wonder if the fretwire is pre-bent prior to installation, especially with stainless or EVO frets.

 

[Bikertrash2001]

Nice video! You don't mention it, but I wonder if the fretwire is pre-bent prior to installation, especially with stainless or EVO frets.

If you look at about the 0:40 mark, as he puts the caul under the neck the piece of wire hanging off the edge has got a pretty good curve to it.

 

[Cagey]

That's true, but my question wasn't clear enough. All fretwire needs to be radiused to some degree, but I meant on a "per fret position" basis. I use a press as well, but I've found that with stainless and EVO frets I have to radius the frets for the position they're being installed in for compound radius necks. I don't dare try to install a fret radiused for fret 1 (10") will never set right farther down the neck, like where it changes to a 12" or better, ending on a 16". I've even gone to the point where I keep mult-section organizers for the more popular sizes, with each compartment dedicated to a fret position...

 

[Strat Avenger]

Very impressive.  :icon_thumright:

 

[mayfly]

Yup.  That's a man who is serious about his craft.

 

[Rick]

Excellent vid.  Seeing the tools in action  is what makes it.  Thanks

 

[Unwound G]

I fret level and dress all my Warmoth necks out of the box and on the guitar. I guess that's why I get to consistently  assemble so many over the years for customers.

 

[TheElvis]

Great video!
Now I'm wondering: wouldn't it be pretty easy to put the desired string gauge in the order and get this data too into the nut slotting machine (as the technology is already there)?

 

[Cagey]

Still don't know slot depth.