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| Author: | dpetrzelka [ Mon Jan 29, 2018 12:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Choosing wire for Martin refret / StewMac, Jescar, Dunlop ? |
So much information, how do you choose? I'm getting ready to refret that mid 90's Martin 000 I've been cleaning up. On guitars I've built I've used both StewMac 147 and 155—but can't say I have a strong preference on wire size. Of all the the minute details I fret over, wire size has not yet been one. Crazy as its the primary interface with the instrument. This fret wire chart maps out many of the popular sizes: http://www.lutherie.net/fret.chart.html Jescar 37080 - .080 / .037 Stew Mac 147 - .080 / .040 Stew Mac 148 - .084 / .039 Stew Mac 152 - .092 / .048 (too wide for this application) Stew Mac 155 - .080 / .050 (I have enough of this in-house, but too tall for the right Martin feel?) Dunlop 6230 - .078 / .043 My OM-28 measures at .080 x / .035 - it plays really nicely. The 000 frets measure approx .079 wide. Its likely some of you can point me to threads where this has been discussed before. Favorites, pitfalls to any of these? Help talk me into something. |
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| Author: | Clinchriver [ Mon Jan 29, 2018 5:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Choosing wire for Martin refret / StewMac, Jescar, Dunlo |
I would use the Jescar 0.080 X 0.043 over the 0.080 X .0.037. I have used the 0.090 X 0.047 on my own builds |
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| Author: | Hesh [ Tue Jan 30, 2018 5:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Choosing wire for Martin refret / StewMac, Jescar, Dunlo |
What Greg said and at the very least use Jescar wire, it's our favorite. |
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| Author: | dpetrzelka [ Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Choosing wire for Martin refret / StewMac, Jescar, Dunlo |
Thanks guys - time to place a Jescar order... |
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| Author: | dpetrzelka [ Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Choosing wire for Martin refret / StewMac, Jescar, Dunlo |
Other than precise measurement and checking against specs, are there other tell-tale signs of the maker of a piece of fret wire? Barb shape? Bottom edge profile? I have a couple coils of fret wire that I've picked up from guys over the past couple of years, some labeled, some not. The stuff I think was from LMI is way to big for this project, but I should take time to positively ID it. |
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