Donut Man Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 My local supplier sells Gurian fret files, they have a "wide" one which is .1875, a "medium" which is .125 and a half round one. For jumbo fretwire, do I need the "wide" one? Since by the looks of it, Stewmac "wide" fretwire is only around .100 Unless fret files should be always wider than the fret wire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kammo1 Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Bro to be honest get all 3 burrs I have them and you will always be ready for whatever fretwire you need to file, I have had my set for the last 15 years and still use it to this day good investment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 You want the "wide" burr for jumbo/bass frets, but I agree, you might as well buy all the burs, or at least buy the medium too, then you can do fret jobs on normal guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acousticraft Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 I use the Stew Mac double edged fret file. It has medium on one edge and jumbo on the other. Works great! Not many guitars nowadays use narrow anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Man Posted June 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 I don't really do repairs or anything, and any guitar/bass I will ever built with have either jumbo or medium. I didn't phrase my question very well, what I mean to ask is, does the width of the fret file directly correspond with the width of the fretwire? As in the wide file would fit fretwire around .18 wide? That seems a little excessive since I've never seen fretwire that wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 I don't really do repairs or anything, and any guitar/bass I will ever built with have either jumbo or medium. I didn't phrase my question very well, what I mean to ask is, does the width of the fret file directly correspond with the width of the fretwire? As in the wide file would fit fretwire around .18 wide? That seems a little excessive since I've never seen fretwire that wide. It's the concave radius of the file that matters, not the width. The file will only touch a section of the top of the fret, not the whole fret. Having used the large size on jumbo wire and the medium size on standard wire, I wouldn't dream of switching it up. I think the curve of the large file would leave medium wire pretty flat on top, while the medium burr would try to file almost the whole fret. Get the size(s) you need and use them properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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