Dan Posted February 9, 2003 Report Share Posted February 9, 2003 I was just thinking, we have gold tuners, gold bridges, gold pickup covers, gold tremolo bars, why dont we have gold fretwire? Well at least i have never seen it. Has anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 9, 2003 Report Share Posted February 9, 2003 Probably because Gold is to soft a metal to begin with and plating would just rub off with constant use. Brass would be close but it's only medium hard as well and would wear out quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_FR0D0 Posted February 9, 2003 Report Share Posted February 9, 2003 There IS brass fretwire, actualy all fretwire but steel one is made of brass but with 15% or so of nickel to make it looks like silver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 9, 2003 Report Share Posted February 9, 2003 I think the nickle makes it a harder metal as well doesn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_FR0D0 Posted February 9, 2003 Report Share Posted February 9, 2003 I could be wrong but I think it is only to make them silver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted February 10, 2003 Report Share Posted February 10, 2003 Warmoth has gold fret-wire. I'm too lazy to find the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 10, 2003 Report Share Posted February 10, 2003 Took a look but all I could find was this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted February 11, 2003 Report Share Posted February 11, 2003 Sorry about that, Brian. I can see it here : http://warmoth.com/common/frames/guitarneck.htm If that doesn't work, I think I found it by clicking on 'necks' >'guitar necks'>'fretsize'(on right side menu), then scroll down. it's like the page you found, but the new gold wire is there at the bottom. "copper without the nickel" I don't like the sound of that. Problem is, I don't think they will sell just the wire. I hate places that boast about their fret-wire but won't sell you any. When I get a bigger supply of fret-wire, I'm going to offer some for sale. Doubt I'll have gold though, but who knows what I might have sooner or later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 11, 2003 Report Share Posted February 11, 2003 Excellent, put it up in the for sale section of the forum I'll probably buy some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted February 11, 2003 Report Share Posted February 11, 2003 Oh, it will be a while. I'll soon be out of the country for 6 months. I'll keep my eye out in Europe for fret-wire if it's too good of a deal to pass up. Supposedly a company in Holland makes good wire. Too bad the US dollar is no longer high against the Euro or I'd be able to make a sweet deal. Still got my eye on Stew-mac #155 though. I'm still looking for alternative sources to Stew-mac, which is why I keep putting off buying a bulk amount from them, which is also the reason I missed out on your last "stew-mac" run. I might not buy any until the fall. I have some #150 right now and it should last me, since I will soon have to take a 6 month break from refretting Maybe you'll do another "stew-mac" run then, in which case you could keep a few pieces of my bulk amount of fret-wire and just pay me the same that I'm paying per foot, or something like that. Maybe a bunch of us can order a HUGE amount of fret-wire and divide it. I'll probably also eventually offer it bent and all the pieces cut to length for anyone who wants fret-wire but doesn't have a good fret-bender, like I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Parker uses some sort of hardend steel rather than nickel. Wears really well imho. It better cuz i think the refrett for one would be a nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Parker uses Stainless steel. It also has no tang, it's placed in the fretboard mold and glued up and autoclaved with the fretboard. I don't have a clue how you'd replace a fret on that, but you really should never have to. I had a parker and didn't like the feel of the stainless frets. I think Warmoth sells SS fretwire, but I have no desire to get into it, I was a machinist for quite some time, and I'm to familiar with it. It sucks to work with, I'd hate to have to level or crown them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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