Inksplosive AL
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I have a ukulele that I was having issues with so after a close inspection I see most of the frets are oddly worn flat.
Now I could be pissed that someone here sold me such a worn instrument at a $50 profit even but I'm trying to keep smiling and not wish any bad juju on anyone. With saying that the easiest thing to do would be pass it along to the next unsuspecting buyer but I'm trying to not be that guy.
A quick look see around CT and I find a price tag of over $200+ for a full re-fret. I payed $200 for the instrument in the first place so its just not worth another $200+.
It has a solid maple neck with no separate fretboard. I have played a little with fret leveling and setup making my smiley a player but never took on any fret replacement. I'm nervous and looking at a bunch of specialty tools that make it look like $200 is a bargain in setup fees alone.
Honestly it looks like end nipping pliers and those shields to help stop chipping when pulling the old frets are a must. Other than that is there anything else I need that I can source from somewhere other than stewmac? (read much less expensive)
Or should I just write it off and sell it disclosing my issues with it? I have a way of never doing the things I want to do. I should take pictures! Pictures coming in a bit! Losing money or losing time or possibly both, decisions decisions.
~AL~
Now I could be pissed that someone here sold me such a worn instrument at a $50 profit even but I'm trying to keep smiling and not wish any bad juju on anyone. With saying that the easiest thing to do would be pass it along to the next unsuspecting buyer but I'm trying to not be that guy.
A quick look see around CT and I find a price tag of over $200+ for a full re-fret. I payed $200 for the instrument in the first place so its just not worth another $200+.
It has a solid maple neck with no separate fretboard. I have played a little with fret leveling and setup making my smiley a player but never took on any fret replacement. I'm nervous and looking at a bunch of specialty tools that make it look like $200 is a bargain in setup fees alone.
Honestly it looks like end nipping pliers and those shields to help stop chipping when pulling the old frets are a must. Other than that is there anything else I need that I can source from somewhere other than stewmac? (read much less expensive)
Or should I just write it off and sell it disclosing my issues with it? I have a way of never doing the things I want to do. I should take pictures! Pictures coming in a bit! Losing money or losing time or possibly both, decisions decisions.
~AL~
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