Warmoth Neck Frets

[Patrick]

I asked warmoth about undercutting tangs a while back. They said the best they could offer would be "frets on the side" meaning they'd send me the fret wire and I could have some one else nip the tangs and install the frets. They don't undercut tangs ... but I'd love it if they'd start.

The reason I did ask is that the tangs on my oldest warmoth neck ( mid to late 80's ) started being noticeable to the touch a few yrs. back. Maybe my neck shrunk.
I was just trying to avoid the same on the one I ordered a few months ago ... if in the long run the same happens.

I can feel the tangs on my Wenge neck, only in the winter....it probably makes no sense, but it's true.

its the heat from your shredding solos that is causing the metal to expand  :laughing7:

 

[Steve_Karl]

ROFL ... not likely.

 

[Wyliee]

the above comments are really just added to my original questions. If warmoth offered trimmed fret tangs as an option then you wouldn't even have to muck around with a file correcting any issues.

Be aware the exact opposite can happen too.  More moisture will cause the wood to expand and you'll end up feeling little divots.  It's wood...

 

[mmarino92]

The latest Stew-Mac newsletter had a step-by-step process Dan Erlewine used to restore a pretty beat-up neck, including filing the ends of the frets flush.

MM

 

[mmarino92]

Also, just found this while goign through the newsletter archive:
http://www.stewmac.com/tradesecrets/ts0013_fretends.hzml

MM