1922 fret replacement

[testore]

I have a nice '22 A2 that need the upper 7 fret re-replaced because the last person to do it used a very different fret size. The other frets are original and, of course, tiny.The smallest size offered by Stewmac, will it work? Or do I need to find something else? Anyone have that tiny fret anymore?
Gary

[sunburst]

The Stewmac stuff will work. It's not exactly the same, but it takes a close look to see the difference once it's installed. Dan B. had some replica wire that matched the 20s frets, but I think it was a limited run and I don't think it's available anymore. There is SS wire available in a very-close-to-replica shape and size if you and/or your customer don't mind using SS wire in the same neck as the originals.

[Gail Hester]

Check with Roger. I have a lot of small SS that I'm not going to use if you're interested.

[Paul Hostetter]

If I were you, I'd refret the whole board in matching frets, preferably a little larger than the originals. Have a look around the lower end of this chart (http://www.lutherie.net/fret.chart.html). That small SS Gail mentions is probably the Jescar 39040.

[Gail Hester]

Agree Paul and yes that's the SS wire I have. Roger also sells the regular nickel-steel in the small vintage size, maybe not exact but very close.

[gtrdoc59]

There is a seller called Bezdez on Ebay that has fretwire that might fit.
.057h x .038w

[testore]

Thanks everyone. The owner really doesn't want to do the whole board so I'll checkout the ebay guy too. Gail thanks, I'll PM you if I need it. Thanks again.
Gary

[Paul Hostetter]

There is a seller called Bezdez on Ebay that has fretwire that might fit.
.057h x .038w

I just realized that those specs can't possibly be right—think about it, a wire that's half again as tall as it is wide?—so I checked the four wires Bezdez lists and none of them are even close to that, or to anything like original Gibson wire.

[gtrdoc59]

Sorry .015h x .038w is what I got from them as medium. I did a partial recently on a KM600 it was perfect.

[Paul Hostetter]

Eh? .015" high? That's absurdly low, even the original Gibson wire was .032" tall. The KM-600 is a Saga product, and their wires are all listed in my chart. They have nothing that low.