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72 Gibson Les Paul custom refret is done

123sg

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From three weeks ago on the forumThis is the one I had the block inlaysRemoved sanded and re-fretted Came out fantastic
 

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Looks great but I just do not believe the story about the inlays. As a former Gibson repair tech and after 40 yrs of fretwork I never had to do such a thing and there is no evidence of it being done.
 

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Thanks, does look great, he claimed he took the inlays Around the repair 12th fret 15th approximately if there is evidence that would mean he screwed it up You’re right about the T tops And they are a nice gritty fierce sounding pick upThanks again
 

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Thanks, does look great, he claimed he took the inlays Around the repair 12th fret 15th approximately if there is evidence that would mean he screwed it up You’re right about the T tops And they are a nice gritty fierce sounding pick upThanks again
 

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Looks great but I just do not believe the story about the inlays. As a former Gibson repair tech and after 40 yrs of fretwork I never had to do such a thing and there is no evidence of it being done.
Looks great but I just do not believe the story about the inlays. As a former Gibson repair tech and after 40 yrs of fretwork I never had to do such a thing and there is no evidence of it being done.
Looks great but I just do not believe the story about the inlays. As a former Gibson repair tech and after 40 yrs of fretwork I never had to do such a thing and there is no evidence of it being done.
OK 72 Les Paul custom doesn’t exactly play like butter with the new frets. Can’t really have a reference to the otherwere low there are nine’s on there and replace with 10 gauge strings Intonation seems OK maybe just need a little time to break in?
 

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OK 72 Les Paul custom doesn’t exactly play like butter with the new frets. Can’t really have a reference to the otherwere low there are nine’s on there and replace with 10 gauge strings Intonation seems OK maybe just need a little time to break in?
 

Big Al

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It should play like butter. It should be set up to perfection. ?????? Just what kind of fret job was done by what kind of tech?? I imagine you spent serious $$$ for the repair and after the rather strange tale of frankly unbelievable inlay removal and way out of bounds tech tales of common neck issues that are mythical at best, I wonder if you have been bamboozled. This whole story has been odd.

That guitar should feel and play awesome. There is no reason for it to be otherwise. It is what you paid for.
 

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It should play like butter. It should be set up to perfection. ?????? Just what kind of fret job was done by what kind of tech?? I imagine you spent serious $$$ for the repair and after the rather strange tale of frankly unbelievable inlay removal and way out of bounds tech tales of common neck issues that are mythical at best, I wonder if you have been bamboozled. This whole story has been odd.

That guitar should feel and play awesome. There is no reason for it to be otherwise. It is what you paid for.
+1 After a re-fret your guitar should be pretty much perfect.
It looks like the fretboard sanded was sanded so much that the 21st fret side dot mark can be seen in the binding! Wow. Something seriously dramatic went down on your luthier's work bench.
Those embossed pickup covers are the bee's knees.
 

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Looks great but I just do not believe the story about the inlays. As a former Gibson repair tech and after 40 yrs of fretwork I never had to do such a thing and there is no evidence of it being done.
That's a new one on me as I have never heard about an issue with the inlays on a Gibson Guitar . Live and learn I guess .
 

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+1 After a re-fret your guitar should be pretty much perfect.
It looks like the fretboard sanded was sanded so much that the 21st fret side dot mark can be seen in the binding! Wow. Something seriously dramatic went down on your luthier's work bench.
Those embossed pickup covers are the bee's knees.
+1 After a re-fret your guitar should be pretty much perfect.
It looks like the fretboard sanded was sanded so much that the 21st fret side dot mark can be seen in the binding! Wow. Something seriously dramatic went down on your luthier's work bench.
Those embossed pickup covers are the bee's knees.
 

123sg

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More pics 72 yeah I don’t have enough history prior playing with it get off a guitar store Nashville they did say it needed Fretz and And Fretted outJust thought the fretless wonder frets workoutPS doesn’t play terrible not as smooth as a custom shop
 

Big Al

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Hold on, those are great guitars. I've owned a few, all pre 75 Kalamazoo made and all Ebony except for the cherryburst 73 just like yours which I bought brand new. A refret should be leveled crowned and polished. It should feel super smooth and better than new.

Although the side dot is installed high the binding is uniform and shows no planing or sanding down at all. The fingerboard shows no evidence of it and those inlays never left that board. FFR when that is done to level a board you do it with the inlays in place.
 

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Hold on, those are great guitars. I've owned a few, all pre 75 Kalamazoo made and all Ebony except for the cherryburst 73 just like yours which I bought brand new. A refret should be leveled crowned and polished. It should feel super smooth and better than new.

Although the side dot is installed high the binding is uniform and shows no planing or sanding down at all. The fingerboard shows no evidence of it and those inlays never left that board. FFR when that is done to level a board you do it with the inlays in place.
+1 The guitar should play and feel fantastic post re-fret. Also, now that I see the pictures from the side - that 21st marker is high and the binding looks pretty much uniform. Hmmm...
 
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