[Bruce Sexauer]

I have always tapped in my frets. Currently, I use the mallet sold by most of our suppliers, with plastic on one side and brass on the other. I use the brass side. I also back up the neck, and the inside of the extension area, with a 2 lb chunk of lead. It is shaped like a neck support, small enough to go through the sound hole, cork backed where the neck sets, and otherwise complete taped up because, duh, it is lead. Without the lead, all bets are off. There are usable other materials beside lead, but gold is a bit steep for me, and tape won’t solve the additional issues with Uranium.