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Welcome to Crimson Guitars https://www.youtube.com/user/CrimsonCustomGuitars?sub_confirmation=1 and Ben's home workshop. In this video Ben is attempting to up his Fret game. Inspired by a luthier he met at the Guitar Show in Birmingham earlier this year, Rosie from Turnstone Guitar; Ben is emulating her style of semi-hemispherical fret ends and .....for a smoother user interface for the player.
Find out more about Rosie from Turnstone Guitar below:
Website: https://www.turnstoneguitar.co.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TurnstoneGuitarCo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turnstoneguitar/?hl=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TurnstoneguitarUk0/videos
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:07 How to deal with the fret ends and bevel the edge of the fretboard
3:34 Beginning with a Crimson Fret Levelling File
4:32 Next the Levelling Beam with 240 grit to polish the edges
5:21 Marking the frets to begin levelling - Straight Edge to make sure the neck is flat
6:27 Levelling the frets using the beam and then the Crowning File
11:35 Fret Rocker to check frets are level
12:10 Fret ends using a Fret End Finishing File
15:14 Demo of polishing using sandpaper first then the Fret Rubbers
17:17 Completing the ends on the frets
19:45 Masking off the fretboard - buffing using the Grinder
22:23 Masking off - then clean fretboard with Fretboard and Finish Cleaner and Restorative
26:04 Conclusion
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Ben's livestream camera set up includes: the Blackmagic ATEM Mini Pro, Prime Cameras (Front facing and over bench) Canon EOS 250D, suspended from the ceiling (bench side) Canon EOS 90D and on the movable tripod a Canon M6 Mark II
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Thank you again for all your support, we really, really appreciate it! – Ben
Stay tuned and stay awesome!
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