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TripleFan · 12-05-2007, 10:32 AM

I´m German and even I appreciate the humor...

OK, obviously you would need to make those plugs yourself. Maybe turning them from spare fretboard offcuts.
But that´s some serious task. As I said you would most probably need to defret the neck plug those marker holes, sand the board, refret, level and crown the frets. This is pro area.
I think Kahn´s way, while surely not the way a luthier or a seasoned repair man would do it, is a innovative and easy to do take on the problem. It surely will not give you the results a pro would achive but it´s something you can do with the limited possibilities you have at home.

Oh, and take my rambling with a grain of salt as I theoretically know much about that kind of stuff but never attempted something like this myself.
I really hope that some of our luthiers or repair guys chime in.

12-05-2007, 10:32 AM	#22
TripleFan Rev. 0.1 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 146 Real Name: Ingo Main Seven: RG7420 Rig: TriAxis/DynaWatt2020 Thanked: 2	I´m German and even I appreciate the humor... OK, obviously you would need to make those plugs yourself. Maybe turning them from spare fretboard offcuts. But that´s some serious task. As I said you would most probably need to defret the neck plug those marker holes, sand the board, refret, level and crown the frets. This is pro area. I think Kahn´s way, while surely not the way a luthier or a seasoned repair man would do it, is a innovative and easy to do take on the problem. It surely will not give you the results a pro would achive but it´s something you can do with the limited possibilities you have at home. Oh, and take my rambling with a grain of salt as I theoretically know much about that kind of stuff but never attempted something like this myself. I really hope that some of our luthiers or repair guys chime in.