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My Composite Acoustics Legacy has Stainless frets.
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I personally have only one at the moment, a custom X30, but love it so much I decided to order a custom X20. I'll continue to speak highly of them regardless of what others think. |
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I'm interested in discussion of any of the CF brands. It just happens that one -- we share a first initial -- is getting more of my attention and dollars lately for a number of good reasons. But I own examples from all the major builders except Journey and Leviora. I don't need a travel guitar any more, so no Journey OF660 with the take-down neck. And I've never seen a Leviora in person.
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It seems to me that it is up to owners/shoppers/devotees of other brands to speak up about their brands more, rather than owners of *Emerald* (there, I said it and I don't even own one!!!) having to tone it down. So punishing Emerald owners seems a bit backward and putting the onus in the wrong place.
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If someone is keeping track of who posts what about which brand, they are really going to be ticked to find out that most of us just like guitars... all kinds of guitars. Well, mostly carbon fiber guitars, since that's what this sub-forum is about. And, if you don't like what I like, that's OK - we can still be friends. Oh, and... Emerald. |
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Great guitars along with great customer service will do that !
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Yes this is true for sure.
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Stainless Steel is 50% harder than "hard" nickel silver. A big step up but not a lifetime solution for a guitar that is really played. Most guitars sit around unplayed and nickel silver lasts a lifetime or more under those conditions :~).
Some Stainless frets, like the original Parkers, are bar frets glued to the fretboard surface. They are not the easily serviced tang frets of wood guitar fame (easily serviced because they are often serviced). Before I went crowing about the wonderfulness of my CF guitar with stainless frets, I would want to know how they were installed.
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With large guitar manufacturers using PLEK machines, I would guess cost is not the reason they use nickel silver. And, I do love the sound of my CH-WS. Last edited by JimCA; 01-20-2019 at 03:40 PM. |
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I am also aware of the general opinion that stainless steel frets sound brighter, however I have a Composite Acoustics guitar (with stainless steel frets) that sounds more "woody/warm" than my Rainsong (with nickel frets) therefore I think that are for sure ways to overcome the "brightness" of stainless steel frets if there is any. I personally think that it is a contradiction to have a CF guitar that can last ages and use frets that will not....
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Fret wear happens, it can be accelerated if you regularly use a capo with a strong spring, like a Kyser for example.
Just thought I'd mention it in case others did not know.
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