Doctor J Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I've come into possession of a 91 Streamer Stage1 NT which needs a refret. Never refretted a wenge board before, do I need to treat wenge any differently from rosewood? And, yes, I've ordered brass frets, I'm not a criminal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I'd expect it to be a bit splinter-prone? I'd just give the frets an extra bit of heat and a bit more time to cool/contract before pulling? I've never done one, but I have defretted on old dark rosewood board that was quite flaky and more heat/cooling time did the trick after the first two frets were pulled. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Make sure your working in a well ventilated area. Wenge Dust is very bad for you iirc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 MB1. Regretting an Old Warwick eh?...Not to worry!....we all make mistakes!. ....Wanna buy some Wenge Dust? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 [quote name='Doctor J' post='1187638' date='Apr 4 2011, 12:16 PM']I've come into possession of a 91 Streamer Stage1 NT which needs a refret. Never refretted a wenge board before, do I need to treat wenge any differently from rosewood? And, yes, I've ordered brass frets, I'm not a criminal [/quote] G'wan, put stainless steel ones in it... It'll be unique. Charic is right. Wenge dust (and Paduak) is not good for you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 Cheers gents, this is one of the all maple neck and body jobbies, no paduak in sight, so I'll breathe that dust in without a care Ah I have to put the bell-brass frets back in, steel would clash with the gold hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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