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Fretboard with Binding
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 1:19 pm
by JEmory
Are you spraying the finish and then fretting or other way around? Seems to me spraying the finish and then putting the frets in place makes more sense.
Re: Fretboard with Binding
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 2:23 pm
by Kevin Sjostrand
I install the frets, then mask off the face of the fretboard before spraying the finish
Re: Fretboard with Binding
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 3:59 pm
by johnnparchem
Either way is OK. You will need to touch up the fret board on the edge if you install the frets after finishing. I have found that even with the bound fret board there is still plenty of opportunity to mar the finish when dressing the frets.
Re: Fretboard with Binding
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 8:09 am
by B. Howard
I prefer to finish before fretting whenever I can. On an acoustic it gives a chance to do a final leveling of the FB after the neck is set to eliminate any hump at the joint.