Speed frets?

[jtr654]

Go to Stewart Mac and check the different gauges of fret wire. It 's probably the thinnest and shortest fret wire you can get .053"width and .32" height.

[101Volts]

After googling mandolin fretwire I came up with this.

http://www.lutherie.net/fret.chart.html

Check out the old dunlop chart at the bottom of the page, There were two types of fretwire in that chart that could have been used for Mosrite guitars.

Austin

[101Volts]

I know its an old topic but this is possibly the closest replacement for 60s Mosrite fretwire that can be purchased now. Dunlop Accu-Fret #6340. .072 wide, .035 tall.

http://www.shopamw.com/servlet/the-4020 ... LAT/Detail

File it down to Speed Fret height and you've got it. For Speed Fret reference, My Ventures II's speed frets are .070 wide or so and the height is .020-.022 on the bass side and they taper to .015 or so on the treble side. Past where the High E would be, They almost melt into the fretboard in the fretboard edge which is rounded. I imagine this "Melted fretwire" would be difficult to replicate in a refret without removing wood. There's no (Or very little) Filing of the frets on the edges and the tops don't appear to be crowned.

Austin

[olrocknroller]

This topic just may have hit on one of the key elements of the Mo sound. I did a re-fret job on a guitar I was rebuilding, and went to a wider, low profile wire size. As luck would have it, the original owner turned up some time later, and commented that the sound was less jangly, with a richer sounding tone... Hmmm, I wonder...