Old martin fretwire

Old Martin fretwire

Just in case some other ukulele Nerd's out there are interested

I've had my toolroom microscope on the Martin fretboard..and taken some measurements..Fret crown .047" wide by .025" high....the fretboard is .0985" thick...the fret tang is .075" (that's a long tang)..
and the fretboard slots are cut almost right thro..So i recon that the frets will have been pressed/hammered in "on the neck" co's if they were fitted before the fretboard would have disintigrated....luckily the fretwire I use (0764) has a tang length of .054"..so I have no problems pressing that into a .0985" thick board before gluing it to the neck

.0985".... you crack me up. I always love seeing what you're up to. Thanks for sharing.

Steve

That is virtually the same fret wire I was writing about last week.

David Newton said:

That is virtually the same fret wire I was writing about last week.

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Then you will have a great action on any uke you use it on..I love the feel of this Martin fretboard