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Post subject: 1986 Fender '62 Reissue Strat / fret wire
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 7:37 am
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Can someone please tell me, definitively, what size fret wire Fender USA installed in a 1986 '62 Reissue Strat ?? ....THANK YOU -


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Post subject: Re: 1986 Fender '62 Reissue Strat / fret wire
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 12:57 pm
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I waited a bit in case someone has the exact specs, but here's something to start with:
So, you have an 'early Corona' reissue, which means the frets should be small. If you need to do a total refret, the "period correct" choices would be #6230 (.080" x.037") or the vintage style frets Fender is currently offering, giving a bit more metal to work on.

But a bigger fret wire like #6105 ain't wrong, either - especially for a partial fret job. You just file it to fit perfectly to the other frets.

And if you choose to measure your current frets, I'm very sure they are made by Dunlop - so search their wire sizes for a match.
BTW, the tang size is also important.


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Post subject: Re: 1986 Fender '62 Reissue Strat / fret wire
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 1:29 pm
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thanks for the reply, I plan to mic a couple of the frets I pull, using their high, unhammered height, to see what they measure out at ......yes, "early Corona" small frets in it now, too beat up, will not stand a proper level & recrown, so I'm pulling them & refretting .....I was thinking I'd go with the 6105 Dunlop wire, but I'll ask the client if he wants to go bone-stock on the new frets or a little bigger, he gets to make the call .....thanks again


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