Fretwire dimensions vs fretboard slot dimensions

Typical fret wire has a tang width Rounding to allows a max tolerance of 12 tang width OK for me; don't know about you

Fretwire dimensions vs fretboard slot dimensions Fret Crown Width · Narrow Frets —Mostly used for pre-WWII guitars, ukuleles, banjoes, mandolins, and other instruments like that

Typical fret wire has a tang width Rounding to allows a max tolerance of 12 tang width OK for me; don't know about you

slot bevroren fret slot width So what is the best tang thickness for the frets I was looking at purchasing fret wire that comes in three different tang widths

Japanese Fret Slot Saw; Hosco Brand

fret slot saw A slot width of 023 is recommended for this fret wire, but somewhat wider may work if you use glue to set the frets in Be sure to measure the width

In the Koch book it says The fret slots should ideally be of exactly the same width as the fretwire or only marginally