68 lost souls Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 Anybody know where you can get the thinnest fret wire and how thin it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 well, stewmac do thin wire, as do craft supplies (uk) i think warmoth may... not sure on size, if you need links just ask and ill look! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 lost souls Posted August 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 Thanks Ill have a look, not sure if theyll be as thin as I want though. Regular thin is about 2mm normaly but I need much thinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Jabsco Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 you can get steel wire, or mandolin wire, and thats very thin. I dont have any links, but mimf's link page would probley have it in thier mandolin section. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 i've seen some guitars that don't have a crown on the fretwire, it's just a strip of metal the same width as the fret slot.. that is probably the thinnest you'll find, although i'm not sure about sources for that or the exact measurement, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 i've seen some guitars that don't have a crown on the fretwire, it's just a strip of metal the same width as the fret slot.. that is probably the thinnest you'll find, although i'm not sure about sources for that or the exact measurement, If you're talking about " bar frets" , they are actually quite a bit wider than a fret-slot around .022" wide. They are around .050" wide. Martin guitar company sells it, but it's no fun to install. Also, what height do you want ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 lost souls Posted August 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 Whatever preferably medium. Theres no rush its just a bit of resourceing I gotta do for something thats coming up in about a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TELEBOY Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 try www.jimdunlop.com i buy my wire from them they have a huge selection of sizes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 stewmac probably has a size that'll do, if medium height is ok. I guess they have a mandolin wire that would do. Brian might have that size too, so check out Universal Jems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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