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Philip Perdue
 Post subject: Fretwire question
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I've been away from the forum for a while and plan to retire from endurance racing after the Sonoma race in December. I’m starting fresh as a builder, focusing on concert and tenor ukuleles with Spanish foot and kasha bracing. What fretwire size is best: narrow/low, narrow/medium, or medium/medium? My last building used medium/medium but felt different. I can build but I am not a player or singer.

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 Post subject: Re: Fretwire question
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Welcome back! Your post is drowning in the sea of spam in this section, so I'll bump it back to the top with my opinion: narrow/low.

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 Post subject: Re: Fretwire question
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I like this one from Stewmac for ukuleles

https://www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-a ... 2758551469

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