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Undercuts fretwire cleanly
Fret Tang Nipper
There's gotta be an easier way to trim the ends of the frets to fit over the neck bindings, right? The Fret Tang Nipper does an outstanding job of undercutting fretwire to fit over neck bindings, speeds up fret jobs on bound necks, and helps save the lacquer finish at the edges of unbound fretbooards.
Just insert the wire to the desired depth in the guide notch, squeeze the handle, and the wire is quickly and cleanly undercut, with no bending or crimping.
See details below
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#1626 is for .075"-.095" (1.90mm - 2.41mm) medium fretwire widths.
#1649 is for .100"-.120" (2.54mm - 3.05mm) wide fretwire widths.
Overall tool length is 6" (152.40mm), including 4" (101.60mm) rubber-coated handles.
Our friend Bill Collings (of Collings Guitars) had an idea that inspired this simple and precise tool.
The Fret Tang Nipper is useful for fretting unbound fingerboards, too:
Clipping the excess fret end after it's installed in an unbound fingerboard leaves a mangled, distorted edge and can unseat the fret. You want to start dressing the fret end, but instead you are correcting the twisted "T" the cutter left behind. If the end of the fret tang is removed before the fret's installed only the fret crown overhangs, and it can be clipped easily without the twisting that happens when the tang is intact. Using the Fret Tang Nipper removes the cleanly removes tang in a jiffy, leaving only the crown to then cut and dress.
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Shown on page 9 of our latest catalog.
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