Re: Jescar 37053EVO vs 39040 SS on a 1920 F2
Originally Posted by
frshwtrbob
I am not doing the frets myself, and this is off the orig. questions (but as long as I have an experienced ear) would it be too shabby or incomplete of a job to not take off the binding? One of my luthiers sez "because the board should be shaved, it HAS to come off. (he's the expensive one)
I remember when I had my first mandolin refretted. The luthier ( the late John Zeidler )told me he would be taking the fret binding nubs down level to the fretboard. It didn't matter to me and the finished look and feel was great. I would think it would be a real pain to replace the frets while leaving the binding intact. My latest refret was done by my friend and luther, Corey Eller, who used gold evo frets. I play a lot and look forward to getting some more time between refrets.
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