Frets For Classical Guitar

[Slabbefusk]

Hey folks! I'm making some progress on my classical guitar and I was wondering what thickness/profile on the frets I should use. Medium size I guess?

Also, the guy in the store said I should use different sizes for different frets, but shouldn't it be fine with the same size all over the fretboard?

Thanks on forehand.

[Daniel Sorbera]

wow wow wow. diffrent sizes would put some frets higher than others. This would make for the crappyist playing guitar in the world. Some posistions would buzz like crazy and on others the action would be real high.

[Slabbefusk]

Yeah, thats kinda like what I thought, I don't know what the guy in the store was talking about. My question about what size I should use is still not answered though.

[Slabbefusk]

I'll go with medium then...

EDIT: Crap shouldve pressed edit..

Edited March 30, 2005 by Slabbefusk

[MasterMinds]

"the guy in the store" is notorious for coming up with the most insane statements in history.

Never trust "the guy in the store" unless "that dude on that one forum" concures with him.

I can't wait to see your custom classical - shoot man I can't find one I like so maybe I'll have you make me one!

[ThePlague]

bear in mind that you could have frets with the same height but narrower for the upper frets. (more room in between the frets)

i don't think this is necissary, but putting different frets in different spots won't automatically make the guitar have horrible buzzing and high action.

[Slabbefusk]

"the guy in the store" is notorious for coming up with the most insane statements in history.

Never trust "the guy in the store" unless "that dude on that one forum" concures with him.

I can't wait to see your custom classical - shoot man I can't find one I like so maybe I'll have you make me one!

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Sh*t its my first and someones allready asking me to make one! The next one will be better, and hopefully made with my own tools.

[frank falbo]

I went with narrow frets on mine and I don't regret it. Classical strings are so thick, that any narrowing of the fulcrum is beneficial. I think mine are .85 wide, x .45 tall.

[Devon Headen]

I've never heard of it on classical, but I've heard of using different fret for different positions before. Usually wide frets down low, and medium or narrow frets up higher. If you get frets that have close to the same crown to begin with and do a good levelling job you won't have any problem.

[Slabbefusk]

I'm 15 and I went into the store to order my frets and the guy at the counter asks me:

- Whos gonna do the job for ya?

I said:

- I'm gonna do it myself.

When I had said that he just looket at me like I was an idiot and said OK.

[GregP]

What an arse. I hate it when people don't give our youth any credit for intelligence or ability (the two not necessarily being the same thing).

Of course..

Some of our youth bring it on themselves.

But you don't seem one of those.

Greg

[borge]

im 18 and i still get that look everytime i ask for something like that

at a store. i went to a tool shop to get a router bit for use with a template (bearing at top) and the guy gave me that look laughed a bit then told me there was no such thing.

after looking though his catalouges i found one and told him to order it

damn old people

[Slabbefusk]

They never treat you like a fool in the small cosy stores but in the big chains that have a store in every town every employee is just a dumb*ss. Theres a store chain called Jam though and they treat people with respect.

[Slabbefusk]

Okay Ive got the frets now I'm gonna try getting them in some time soon.