ItsaBass
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That thing is just gorgeous, and I love the wraparound setup. I would be playing that thing constantly!
For frets, you might want to do some research to figure out if Dunlop 6250/6270 is available in stainless. It's the closest you'll get to a direct fretless wonder fret these days. It's .005" wider, and about the same higher than fretless wonders were when new.
That said, 6230s definitely are available in stainless, and if you were to actually mill them down to the correct dimensions, you'd get a more accurate repro of the fretless wonder frets. This is because they start out wider and taller than 6250/6270. Fretless wonder frets have very straight sides and no crown across the top. Their profile was rectangular, basically. The "corners" were slightly softened, and that's it. If you are starting from a fret that is .078 by .042, you have more meat to allow you to shape them into the correct rectangular profile, compared to 6250/6270, which have to low a crown to allow that.
Instead of modifying the original retaining sheet, have you considered purchasing a modern equivalent, and setting the original aside? You can get most P90 parts at Mojo-Tone Music. Here's the part in question for $2.50. https://www.mojotone.com/guitar-part...el-Silver-50mm
If you want more oomph from the pickup, A3 is probably going the wrong direction. I would consider A4, A5, or UOA5.
For frets, you might want to do some research to figure out if Dunlop 6250/6270 is available in stainless. It's the closest you'll get to a direct fretless wonder fret these days. It's .005" wider, and about the same higher than fretless wonders were when new.
That said, 6230s definitely are available in stainless, and if you were to actually mill them down to the correct dimensions, you'd get a more accurate repro of the fretless wonder frets. This is because they start out wider and taller than 6250/6270. Fretless wonder frets have very straight sides and no crown across the top. Their profile was rectangular, basically. The "corners" were slightly softened, and that's it. If you are starting from a fret that is .078 by .042, you have more meat to allow you to shape them into the correct rectangular profile, compared to 6250/6270, which have to low a crown to allow that.
Instead of modifying the original retaining sheet, have you considered purchasing a modern equivalent, and setting the original aside? You can get most P90 parts at Mojo-Tone Music. Here's the part in question for $2.50. https://www.mojotone.com/guitar-part...el-Silver-50mm
If you want more oomph from the pickup, A3 is probably going the wrong direction. I would consider A4, A5, or UOA5.
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