Anybody hear of any luthiers using Direct Metal Laser Sintering to restore frets and hopefully avoid yanking them out? You can specify what material is used as to hardness. Seems like you could really control how high and wide your frets are if you could add material instead of just removing (filing) material. At this juncture I have no idea what time costs on such a device.
Refretting done cheaper I hope, DMLS
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Anybody hear of any luthiers using Direct Metal Laser Sintering to restore frets and hopefully avoid yanking them out? You can specify what material is used as to hardness. Seems like you could really control how high and wide your frets are if you could add material instead of just removing (filing) material. At this juncture I have no idea what time costs on such a device.