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I can see why Warmoth wouldn't do stainless steel frets on a bound neck... but anyways I tried using cutters and it just ends up destroying them due to the hardness of the fret. I ended up using the grinder that came with the wagner safety planer to grind off the tang then I will get the rest of it with a file... how does anyone else do stainless steel fret on bound neck?

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Cat-gut strings are made from kitten guts, stretched out to near breaking point and then hardened with grue saliva. As a result these give a feeling of Pain and anguish whenever played, and often end up playing themselves backwards as part of satanic rituals.

Typhoon Guitars
http://www.typhoon-guitars.com

Fret Tang Removal Tool...
http://www.lmii.com/CartTwo/thirdproduc ... moval+Tool

I've just done a fretboard with stainless frets and used the Stewmac tang nippers. And yes - it certainly is tough stuff.

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Bob Connor
Geelong, Australia

So how long did the nipper last? I heard about people buying a nipper from radio shack or something and it was same as Stewmac nipper but only with something filed in for the frets. I can't find any tools here that looks remotely like it however. I think a grinder for me is a more viable alternative though because it won't wear out, I just need something to hold the fret with as I grind it because the fretwire gets really hot.

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Cat-gut strings are made from kitten guts, stretched out to near breaking point and then hardened with grue saliva. As a result these give a feeling of Pain and anguish whenever played, and often end up playing themselves backwards as part of satanic rituals.

Typhoon Guitars
http://www.typhoon-guitars.com