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From: “Mark Middleton”
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Subject: Re: 3 corner file trick on the fret ends
Date: 20 Nov 1998 14:39:45 GMT
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dunwell.guita–(at)–orje.SEE-MY-ORGANIZATION wrote in article
<733sr2$ff--(at)--ace.colorado.edu>…
> In article <19981119161632.09498.0000020--(at)--g02.aol.com>,
mmgguitar–(at)–ol.com
> (MMGGUITARS) writes:
>
> >I use the 3 corner file trick and get the fretboard marks too! I even
put
> >masking tape on the ground surfaces.
> >MM
>
> “You’re Pushin’ too hard, your pushin’ too hard…..”

> Those little stainless guards that LMI/StewMac sells are nice too, but
> make sure you put some tape on the bottom or *they* will make scratches
too.
>
> Alan

Another little tip: “Those little stainless steel guards” for your frets
are available from most office or art supply stores at a fraction of the
Stew-Mac cost. They are called erasing shields and are found in the
drafting supplies department and come in a variety of shapes and sizes.
They are used in the drafting and art trade to shield parts of a drawing
>from the ravages of an electric eraser.

Cheers,
Mark Middleton

 

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