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I've gotten mine on ebay. |
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To the OP: Plus, as with any tool... Technique!! Concentrating the force onto the fret rather than the fret-board helps avoid cutting through the tape.
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Pre-radiused concave diamond files are nice for a beginner because they can take out a lot of guesswork, can help develop a good technique ie: straight stroke holding the file consistently vertical. I find it easier to monitor my progress with the triangle file visually and by feel than with the concave file. Pre-radiused concave files are similar to their diamond version alternates, but one must be mindful to avoid file "chatter" and take care with technique to do so. The 1/4 concave file used flat on the fingerboard is not interesting to me. I expect some people like the file and use it as their main, but they'd be in the minority. I can see it as a possibility for quick touch ups. The concave file with a bend in it is useful for fingerboard extension areas since the handle can be held normally and firmly. The straight concave files (diamond or mill) require a modified fingertip grip when working on the fingerboard extension (and MAKE SURE to protect the upper bout!!). But, as a first file, the bent concave file doesn't allow for as long a stroke as the straight concave files, and hence I don't think it will help aid in the development of a strong technique as much as the concave diamond file I have linked, since it requires that the wrist be bent more and the arm is further from the actual plane or direction of force of the stroke and target of this force. Hope this helps.
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What ever you do DON'T get this one:
http://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools...Fret_File.html I have one and I won't even give it away no matter how hard you beg it would just be too cruel. |
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I bought one of those cheap diamond-grit files and it was absolute junk. The diamond grit came off the adhesive and everything gummed up after one fret. Absolute crap that reminded me of typical counterfeit products.
I bought a form that I put sandpaper in and it has a nice round groove and it works great. .
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I prefer a straight concave file. (I find they cut much faster than diamond encrusted ones and last "forever". I find the fine diamond files cut too slowly: buy the coarser one.) LMII sells these straight files, for example: |
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Charles, as a first-time fret filer, I might be better off with a file that cuts slowly!
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Then went over the frets with 220 , pressing down with the concave file. A mandolin I was doing had a fret size bigger than small but at the far minimum for medium. And the idea came that I would prefer a piece of hardwood drilled and ripped, giving me a perfect concave to match the fret (plus the thickness of the paper). Wanna do it slowly? Get the 300 grit diamond, and scratch cloth. 220 / 320 / 400 / 600 / 800 / 1000 And a set of "Micro-Mesh 1/2" x 5 3/4" Colored Sanding Sticks" from woodcraft.com, which will take you from 1500 to 12,000 grit. |
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There are 7 one-star reviews and 25 5-star reviews. For whatever that's worth.
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Fast or slow, you need to monitor progress. One of the more difficult parts of this stuff is identifying what needs to be done and to do exactly and only that. For example, identify that this portion of the fret is properly crowned and that portion of the same fret isn't yet, then file only the portion that is not yet sufficiently crowned. |
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