A Guitar Called Jack--Part 46

The frets are now installed in this shot. All the gunk on the frets and fingerboard is CA glue. I press the frets in dry, and then seep some thin CA into the slot to "lock" the frets in place for good measure. Refretting in the future is not a problem - you simply heat the fret with a soldering iron, which releases the CA and the fret pulls out. Gerry filed the diamond "barbs" off the tang where the frets cross the inlay, so that future refrets do not damage the inlay. (You have got to love a luthier who thinks into the future).  The unsightly glue will remain on the board until just before the final setup, at which time it will get cleaned up along with the fret leveling and dressing.