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So Ive come to the conclusion, I need to have some fret work done to my Iceman. There are fret out issues and the strings ring up and down the neck. Its not a set up issue as it was done within the last 6 months or so. That helped a little bit but not much. There are obvious divets and flat spots in/on the frets. The frets have never been touched before and its a 1994, so definitely time to get the work done.
My question is, when talking to my local shops, what type of information should it be presented, should I run from or should tell me this is the shop to do the work? One of the places Im looking at has the price for a bound neck posted at $385, which includes the following:
Set-Up included
Fret Dressing included
removing old frets
simulate string tension for 1/1000th inch accuracy
plane out fingerboard w/proper relief using certified straightedge and light
trimming and filing the fret tangs to fit within the neck binding
dress frets and fret ends
Anything you guys wanna throw out there to help guide this fret damaged soul would be of great help. The same shop also lists a partial refret at $235 or crown/level for $195. In my very limited knowledge, I think Im beyond crown and level, but if Im wrong, Ill much happier paying the $195 vs almost $400.
Though for $400 and a trade in of my acoustic, I could buy something new and keep the Iceman as a wall deco with limited playing.
My question is, when talking to my local shops, what type of information should it be presented, should I run from or should tell me this is the shop to do the work? One of the places Im looking at has the price for a bound neck posted at $385, which includes the following:
Set-Up included
Fret Dressing included
removing old frets
simulate string tension for 1/1000th inch accuracy
plane out fingerboard w/proper relief using certified straightedge and light
trimming and filing the fret tangs to fit within the neck binding
dress frets and fret ends
Anything you guys wanna throw out there to help guide this fret damaged soul would be of great help. The same shop also lists a partial refret at $235 or crown/level for $195. In my very limited knowledge, I think Im beyond crown and level, but if Im wrong, Ill much happier paying the $195 vs almost $400.
Though for $400 and a trade in of my acoustic, I could buy something new and keep the Iceman as a wall deco with limited playing.
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