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"PLEK" machine--does it place frets too?
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bluwoodsman
Joined: Thu May 26, 2011 10:33 am Posts: 22
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"PLEK" machine--does it place frets too?
Curious if anyone knows if the PLEK process places the frets in the board or if that part of the building process is done by hand. And if that is any different on an ebony board....prompted by reading something from Ed Roman....who said you cannot use a machine to place frets into an ebony board, it has to be done by hand...
Thnks....
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Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:01 pm |
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brianr0131
Joined: Sun Jan 02, 2011 1:32 pm Posts: 56
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Re: "PLEK" machine--does it place frets too?
Plek machines do not place frets
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Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:47 pm |
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guitar_ed
Joined: Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:30 am Posts: 381 Location: Baja, Oregon
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Re: "PLEK" machine--does it place frets too?
Hi BWM,
You have to be careful reading Ed Roman, and taking what he says at face value. I don't want to start anything again, or waste space, so I won't go into it. But if you want to know why I say this, drop me a PM.
To address your question a bit more completely, all the PLEK machine does is finish and dress the frets, after they are placed in the neck/fretboard. And it does a wonderful job of it, too, I might add.
Take care,
edg
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Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:12 pm |
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Craig
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Joined: Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:52 am Posts: 10979 Location: Either Coto De Caza, CA or Paso Robles, CA
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Re: "PLEK" machine--does it place frets too?
bluwoodsman wrote: Curious if anyone knows if the PLEK process places the frets in the board or if that part of the building process is done by hand. And if that is any different on an ebony board....prompted by reading something from Ed Roman....who said you cannot use a machine to place frets into an ebony board, it has to be done by hand...
Thnks.... As others have mentioned, the frets are pressed into the fretboad by hand using a fret press. If you want to learn more about the Plek machine and it's use at the G&L factory, see this post: What is G&L's Plek machine used for?. Hope this helps.
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