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Early 70's Stratocaster-tapping frets out sideways (and other challenges!)
Over the years I must have carried out hundreds of refrets. But I still find that refretting a Fender with a lacquered maple fretboard is the most challenging type of refret to do well. In this video I explain why that is the case. Removing frets from a 70's Strat involves tapping the frets out sideways. In the video I demonstate the technique I use to do this.
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Gibson Les Paul-making good an ugly neck break repair
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Making good a repair that someone else has done can be difficult. Firstly, the job is coming to me because it has not been done well. Secondly, I can not be certain how the guitar has been repaired and what issues I might encounter as I make good the repair. So I can be reluctant to take on these repairs. But this one turned out OK in the end. David Kennett Flame Guitars-London flameguitars.co.uk
35th Anniversary Stratocaster-replacing the fretboard
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A previous owner of this 35th Anniversary Stratocaster had removed the frets and flattened the fretboard radius. And it had not ben done at all well. The current ownerasked me to replace the fretboard and try and get the guitar back to its original state. As I thought it might do, this turned out to be a very challenging project. This video tells the story of that repair. 00:00 Intro 03:50 Bi-f...
Building a microtonal guitar
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This short video gives an overview of a 19 TET (tones of equal temperament) microtonal guitar that I built for a customer.
Reshaping a Gibson Explorer neck
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With a neck thickness of 23mm at the 1st fret and 26 at the 12th fret, the owner of this Explorer found this neck to be just too thick for him. So he asked me to thin it down. www.flameguitars.co.uk
AND YET ANOTHER LES PAUL NECK REPAIR VIDEO
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This is the 3rd Les Paul neck repair video I have added to my channel. Does YT need another one? Not really, there are plenty out there. But if you have watched my first two videos you may notice some subtle changes to how I now make this repair. I get plenty of practice in this type of repair! No commmentary in this video, just a relaxing watch. www.flameguitars.co.uk
Fender Stratocaster Refret-relaxing watch
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Filmed by my friend @joshcarne when I refretted his Strat. Stainless steel frets installed. This is a slow, relaxing watch. No upbeat rock guitar or commentary by me. So sit back, take a deep breath and enjoy. flameguitars.co.uk London UK
Restoration of an early 60's Hagstrom acoustic
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This guitar came to me needing quite a lot of work. The main issue was that many years ago the guitar was dropped causing a severe crack in the neck. The crack had been repaired but it was done very badly. This guitar meant a lot to David, it's owner. And it was a pleasure for me to restore it and make it fully playable once again. Flame Guitars-London flameguitars.co.uk
Building a multiscale headless guitar. Episode 2
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Second part of a video about the making of a multiscale, headless guitar. In this episode the build is completed, the finish applied and there are a couple of clips of the guitar being played. flameguitars.co.uk
Building a multiscale, headless guitar. Episode 1
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I was approach by a customer about the possibility of building a multiscale, headless guitar for him. After much discussion this guitar emerged. Episode 1 gives an overview of the guitar and the first part of the build. Flame Guitars, London. flameguitars.co.uk
Building a lightweight Les Paul style guitars. Ep 3 staining, spraying, polishing & final assembly
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This is the final in a 3-part series about the building a lightweight Les Paul style guitar. The final weight of this guitar was under 8 pounds or 3.5 Kg. This episode show the staining, spraying, polishing and final assembly of the guitar. Ep 1 shows the building of the body. Ep 2 shows the building of the neck. www.flameguitars.co.uk
Building a lightweight Les Paul style guitar. Ep 2: Making the neck
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I was asked to make a lightweight Les Paul style guitar for a customer. Ep 1 shows the making of the body. This episode shows the making of the neck. Ep 3 shows the staining of the flamed maple top, finishing and spraying the guitar and then final assembly. wwwflameguitars.co.uk David Kennett London. UK
Building a lightweight Les Paul style guitar. Ep 1: making the body
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Les Paul's have a reputation for being heavy guitars. Some guitarist like this but many don't. I was asked to build a lightweight Les Paul style guitar for a customer. This video is the story of that build. Episode 1 shows the making of the body. Episode 2 is the making of the neck. Episode 3 is the finishing, spraying and assembly of the guitar.
The joy of carving a neck by hand
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For me, the most enjoyable parts of building a guitar is the shaping of the neck. Dispite the available of more affordable CNC machines, in this video I explain why I will continue to use hand tools for this process and why this gives me so much pleasure. David Kennett flameguitars.co.uk London UK
Another Gibson Les Paul neck repair; colour matching the mahogany repair splines
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In an early video about the repair of a Gibson Les Paul with a broken neck, I sprayed dark lacquer over the repair area to hide it. In this video I colour match the mahogany repair splines to the existing finish. The same repair technique but two approached as to how the finish might be repaired. Repair of a Gibson Les Paul with a snapped off headstock: ua-cam.com/video/tIrS3oSeDow/v-deo.html F...
Spraying a guitar with water-based lacquer-tips & techniques
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Spraying a guitar with water-based lacquer-tips & techniques
Building a V-Style Guitar
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Building a V-Style Guitar
Installing stainless steel frets in a bound fretboard
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Installing stainless steel frets in a bound fretboard
Installing stainless steel frets; tools & techniques
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Installing stainless steel frets; tools & techniques
Repair of a Gibson Les Paul with a snapped off headstock
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Repair of a Gibson Les Paul with a snapped off headstock
REFRET A 1965 FENDER JAZZMASTER
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REFRET A 1965 FENDER JAZZMASTER
Restoration of a 1966 Fender Jaguar
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Restoration of a 1966 Fender Jaguar
Repairing a broken neck on an 1865 parlour guitar
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Repairing a broken neck on an 1865 parlour guitar
Installing a JLD Bridge Doctor in a Guild F40
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Installing a JLD Bridge Doctor in a Guild F40
Removing the neck, fitting a Bridge Doctor and refretting a Guild F40 acoustic guitar
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Removing the neck, fitting a Bridge Doctor and refretting a Guild F40 acoustic guitar
Fire to Flame , the story of Flame Guitars
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Fire to Flame , the story of Flame Guitars
Removing a damaged Fender truss rod nut
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Removing a damaged Fender truss rod nut
Building an electric saz
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Building an electric saz
Reducing string height on a Guild D35 acoustic by changing the neck to body angle
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Reducing string height on a Guild D35 acoustic by changing the neck to body angle
Reshaping a Fender Stratocaster type guitar neck and refretting with Evo Gold fretwire
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Reshaping a Fender Stratocaster type guitar neck and refretting with Evo Gold fretwire

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  • @liberioescriba6158
    @liberioescriba6158 6 годин тому

    this bs will never happen with a fender 😴😴😴😴

  • @BlueBarrier782
    @BlueBarrier782 5 днів тому

    Does this happen often with Les Pauls?

  • @thegreengosband
    @thegreengosband 6 днів тому

    Great work! I hope I'm not being redundant. What glue did you use on this repair and why did you switch from Titebond? Thanks

  • @GilgaFrank
    @GilgaFrank 6 днів тому

    Spectacular work on one of the more difficult electric guitar repairs. Always a good idea to video these repairs as there's a real possibility the rod might snap or break at the anchor weld. See also Ted Woodford's video "American Strat Rides the Lightning" where he uses electrical heating to loosen the walnut plug.

  • @timothyrehn421
    @timothyrehn421 8 днів тому

    Looks like a chinese serial number its probably poly not lacquer

  • @diegotovar5448
    @diegotovar5448 8 днів тому

    Awesome job! Which glue did you use?

  • @MrDmitryEremenko
    @MrDmitryEremenko 8 днів тому

    7:45 Так не правильно! Надо не стучать, а давить сразу с четырёх сторон. Всё просто) 10:35 спасибо, что услышал меня заранее) Уже лучше! Так держать! Моя несдержанность меня снова подводит( Простите!

  • @supernoobsmith5718
    @supernoobsmith5718 8 днів тому

    BEAUTIFUL job.

  • @supernoobsmith5718
    @supernoobsmith5718 10 днів тому

    That's insane. Shame on Fender. When I first discovered that Fender painted over frets I decided I would never buy another guitar from a company that would do such a thing. And I haven't since. Even though I prefer rosewood, but it's a matter of principle.

  • @metriczeppelin
    @metriczeppelin 11 днів тому

    Late to the party. Beautiful work sir. My question is how many hours labor do you feel you have in this amazing repair?? Cheers

  • @Aaron.T_82816
    @Aaron.T_82816 12 днів тому

    Is EVO Gold fretwire mainly used on electric guitars? Because I was debating on having it used as a re-fret on my acoustic- just later on, at a future date.

  • @couchsurfingband9777
    @couchsurfingband9777 15 днів тому

    Nice video. It seems like you are using a router bit with bearing on top to copy the jig 5:26. I am unable to find such a bit for a Dremel. Where did you buy this router bit?

  • @MrDeepzek
    @MrDeepzek 20 днів тому

    I'm doing my first evenr fret replacement and I went with stainless steel, it was taking forever to file the ends and I came searching to see if I was doing something wrong. Glad to see it's not me 😊 the frets I bought did say it's not recommended for beginners but I didn't listen 😊 after 2 evenings of work, I moved to crowning and I can tell this will take couple more evenings. Let's hope it will be playable in the end. This is my learning experience and I am using a cheap guitar

    • @dvd2677
      @dvd2677 2 дні тому

      How did it turn out? Have you managed to finish it? Was it worth it? Any issues?

    • @MrDeepzek
      @MrDeepzek 2 дні тому

      @@dvd2677 I finished it, took a lot of hours and tools. It looks good but it's not great. Few issues that I can improve in the future. Fretboard didn't turn out to have the radius as advertised, it was more flat that lead to frets not being radiused enough. In that case I needed to glue it in but don't have a press, so leveling is not great. Already found one dead fret. When removing the old frets, make sure to heat them up well, I didn't wait for solder to get hot enough so first few removals were a little rough. I can still make it playable but the results are not acceptable. It was still 100% worth it for me because I learned a lot and the experience is what I was looking for. Next time I will do much better. If you want to learn, do it. If you want to just do one and get a good guitar, chances are high you won't be happy but that was just me

    • @dvd2677
      @dvd2677 2 дні тому

      @@MrDeepzek Thanks a lot for your response! I think I'll try with nickel frets first, do it on couple of old nylon acoustics and then try with ss on my Ibanez Gio

    • @MrDeepzek
      @MrDeepzek 2 дні тому

      @@dvd2677 I think that's a better route for a beginner. Good luck

  • @user-dr6tm4wc4m
    @user-dr6tm4wc4m 22 дні тому

    What was the thickness of the ceder after planing?

  • @CarbonGlassMan
    @CarbonGlassMan 23 дні тому

    What is that metal circle on the bottom of the heel of the neck? My Dean has the same metal circle and there is a grub screw in the back plate that will hit it. I assume it's for adjusting the neck. Other guitars I have do not have that grub screw or the metal plug in the neck heel.

  • @jimcastillo8950
    @jimcastillo8950 23 дні тому

    Great work, glad to see that the guitar repaired and not thrown away........

  • @chaselee86
    @chaselee86 24 дні тому

    If the player does not want to keep the old fretboard at all, how about use a Japanese saw or a multi-tool to cut all the way through and then plane the neck? I guess it is easier than struggling with removing the layer of glue.

  • @bluesingmusic3443
    @bluesingmusic3443 24 дні тому

    Nice job, as per your usual. I've subbed to many Channels I rarely get to your videos until they're a month or 2 old. Any way, great job!!!!

  • @rhythmjones
    @rhythmjones 24 дні тому

    Do you need to worry about glue getting down in the truss rod area?

  • @0Imtheslime0
    @0Imtheslime0 28 днів тому

    Luthiers gotta love CBS necks. 2 tons of polyurethane.. They basically cocooned their guitars back then.

  • @clutch2827
    @clutch2827 29 днів тому

    NINETY SIX dollars for that StuMac fret kisser. Their stuff must have some gold content or something. Also, what about nut height?

  • @0Imtheslime0
    @0Imtheslime0 29 днів тому

    One thing i never do is leveling SS frets up and down the board.But side to side. That is, if you are using sandpaper only. Since you are using a diamond stone, it might not get the rough top. For anyone leveling with sandpaper beam, always for side to side. not up and down. Or else you will spend many hours sanding away those burs on top.SS needs to be 99% smooth if not it will feel raspy to bend on. But totally worth to check high frets and try and hammer down those tall ones. The less leveling the better.

  • @paulkeen6509
    @paulkeen6509 29 днів тому

    Work of art that repair

  • @JohnVieto
    @JohnVieto Місяць тому

    Awesome video. So good.

  • @BCTCanadian
    @BCTCanadian Місяць тому

    Thank you for another wonderful video. May I ask; why not try to slide the frets out the other way, as in tapping from the treble side? You mentioned they were slid in from the bass side so I would think they would slide back out from there they came more easily then continuing them out on the treble side? Perhaps there’s a reason. All the best from Canada!

    • @flameguitars5770
      @flameguitars5770 Місяць тому

      Good point and well spotted! I think I mention earlier in the video that I would tap them out bass to treble and then did not do so. Just an oversight and my part.

  • @stuartdrakley2106
    @stuartdrakley2106 Місяць тому

    A good v ideo but you relly must stop tuttung!!

  • @ohger1
    @ohger1 Місяць тому

    How does this happen??

  • @gercarey3261
    @gercarey3261 Місяць тому

    I think you are actually making a mistake hiding the repair on the back of the neck. If I had a repair that good on my PL I would want to show it off. Great work, a pleasure to watch.

    • @flameguitars5770
      @flameguitars5770 Місяць тому

      I actually have 2 other neck repair videos where I colour match the splines rather than obscuring them.

    • @gercarey3261
      @gercarey3261 28 днів тому

      @@flameguitars5770 I have a very old jug my late Father loved, which was cracked, but expertly repaired with copper staples. He did not love it because it was a beautiful jug, but because of the skill and craftmanship visable in the repair. Your work comes under the same catagory I think. Thank you.

  • @user-hi8kp8ow8b
    @user-hi8kp8ow8b Місяць тому

    идеально!

  • @patandmacmusic
    @patandmacmusic Місяць тому

    My toxic trait is thinking that after I watched this I should go try this on my strat… having none of the tools or experience.

  • @dponzi56
    @dponzi56 Місяць тому

    What a great job. You are very talented.

  • @gercarey3261
    @gercarey3261 Місяць тому

    Amazing work, a pleasure to watch ... 🙂

    • @flameguitars5770
      @flameguitars5770 Місяць тому

      Thank you. I have two other videos on neck repairs you might want to watch

  • @Kevin.Hearty
    @Kevin.Hearty Місяць тому

    Excellent work as always.

  • @jacksonmarshallkramer5087
    @jacksonmarshallkramer5087 Місяць тому

    Gibson has a lot if wealthy fanboys who will buy another overpriced LP as soon as the neck snaps. They make 💰 money.

  • @Ray-um3if
    @Ray-um3if Місяць тому

    Hi David, we are not still in the hospital but wondering if you need that thumb looking at judging by the plaster. Excellent job, as always, those Strat necks are very labour intensive. I think Leo's idea with the bolt on necks, back in the 50's and 60's, was that the necks were so easy and cheap to replace that no one would bother re-fretting them. How things have changed since then.

  • @lousekoya1803
    @lousekoya1803 Місяць тому

    Thank you Sir for this great tutorial ! When choosing a fret slot sawt , do you go with a saw that has the same width as the fret tang and let the barbs to do their job or a you go little smaller ?

    • @flameguitars5770
      @flameguitars5770 Місяць тому

      Thank you. I have a number of fret slotting saws. If I am happy with the width of the slots I may use a slightly narrower saw just to clean out the slot.

  • @hallio111
    @hallio111 Місяць тому

    why not heating the fretboard while setting it under tension with the knife? I imagine it should pop off easy with that method ..

  • @Ray-um3if
    @Ray-um3if Місяць тому

    Hi David, haven’t watched this yet as we’ve been sitting in A and E for 8 hours but you might want to change the thumb nail of this video to read 70’s Stratocaster not Stratocastor. Lol

    • @flameguitars5770
      @flameguitars5770 Місяць тому

      Well, what an idiot I am! I must have looked at that a dozen times when adding text to the image. thanks Ray. I hope that you are still not in A&E as you read this!

  • @deandee8082
    @deandee8082 Місяць тому

    also, another good tip t get those frets to basically fall out is to use the truss rod in your favor.. open up those fret slots by cranking plenty of back bow into the neck and open those slots up.. flatten up neck, sand lacguer flat, prep slots accordingly, if you need to cut wider fret slots, add some back bow first, this way you can install the frets with slight back bow, when the neck is flattened out the slots really grab hold of those fret tangs and improve vibration transfer in a big way... experiment with this, no reason you cannot use the truss rod to clamp on the the fret tangs, lotta guys flatten everything up, use sloppy slots then glue.. use a slightly narrower slot for added grip and transfer, if its a new fret slot cut add slight back bow, cut slots, install frets, then when you go level the slots really grab hold of the tangs, you could then, install strings, then glue, no sense glug in frets unless the neck is in play position , proper action . . then glue while in position for obvious reasons .. or just slight narrower fret slots, a few five hundredths or so, get em real tight

  • @deandee8082
    @deandee8082 Місяць тому

    you need a much heavier drift, this will utilize your energy more efficiently and drive out the fret in a a few blows, much heavier drift, heavier hammer or dead blow, yea that "punch" is way to small for the job . .

  • @Rockape9591
    @Rockape9591 Місяць тому

    I hope I don't ever find myself with a broken off Les Paul headstock, but should the worst happen, I now know who to contact for a stunningly flawless and very solid repair. It's sad that I have more confidence in my Epiphones (from a potential breakage point of view), but as we know, those Asian manufactured necks have less of a 'break' angle (no pun intended) and are scarf jointed, so.... I think Gibson are in a difficult spot with this design flaw; for them to even consider changing to the Epi method or the filler wood method (or going back to the Norlin Volute), would probably cause purist outrage! Another very enjoyable video, thank you. Paul

  • @blackettco
    @blackettco Місяць тому

    Great job as usual! Thank you so much for your videos, they are always such a joy to watch.

    • @flameguitars5770
      @flameguitars5770 Місяць тому

      Thanks for the encouragement. Glad you enjoy them

  • @acehandler1530
    @acehandler1530 Місяць тому

    I have done maybe 20 refrets in my long life and never tried banging them out like this! Brilliant - I'll be changing my technique for lacquered fretboards from today forward. Excellent easy-to-digest presentation. I have an all-natural Strat like this one (MIM body and MIUSA maple lacquered neck) that's my pride and joy. It's almost heart-breaking to watch the frets deteriorate slowly but inexorably as I play...Thank you 🙏

    • @flameguitars5770
      @flameguitars5770 Місяць тому

      Glad the video was helpful but really you only need to use this technique on 60's and 70's Fenders

    • @acehandler1530
      @acehandler1530 Місяць тому

      Thanks. I have found that the fret-barbs chip out bits of fretboard whether lacquered or not. You 'bang-outv solution is the trick. 🍁

  • @ramsayward6582
    @ramsayward6582 Місяць тому

    I've viewed plenty of re-fretting videos on UA-cam. This is the first time I've seen this method of fret removal. It definitely makes sense. I honestly cannot imagine many guitar repairers/ Luthiers taking the time to use this method. Top quality work as always. Great channel. Thanks.

  •  Місяць тому

    I need a black one like this?

  • @lesterwatson8519
    @lesterwatson8519 Місяць тому

    The restoration of a vintage guitar should at the discretion of the owner.

  • @Randetroit
    @Randetroit Місяць тому

    I have a neck that looks the same around the nut, but, it seems that the truss nut came out ? (with me realizing it) Why do I think that? Because, when I look into the hole, I see only female threading. So does this mean the all I have to do is buy the proper nut? The neck is an Fender American Standard 2004 Telecaster. Thanks for your help!

  • @falconarcadegaming5510
    @falconarcadegaming5510 Місяць тому

    How did you fit the new piece of rosewood on so easily?

  • @Rockape9591
    @Rockape9591 Місяць тому

    Outstandingly good work (I would be over the moon to recieve those repairs) and a very enjoyable video, which seemed to fly by (without any fast forwards). Subscribed.

    • @flameguitars5770
      @flameguitars5770 Місяць тому

      Thank you. I have two other videos on LP neck repairs. Slightly different repair techniques used

  • @aportilla007
    @aportilla007 Місяць тому

    It would be nice if they came fixed like this from factory ;)