Bar
Fret Material For Sale
Nickel-silver (18% nickel) bar fret wire for sale. This material is
rectangular-sectioned and is not tanged. The dimensions are 1.2 mm
(0.047 inches) deep by 6 mm (0.235 inches) high (which allows for a
variety of fret heights/setting depths) and comes in strips
approximately 305 mm (1 foot) long. Four strips should fret a typical 18
fret guitar with some left over. This is the authentic material for 19th
century guitars. This material was cut from sheet-metal to a
specification for Matthew's reconstruction of the 1890 Breed Guitar
design and the minimum order was far greater than what was needed for
the project. If you have ever tried to find bar fret material you know
how difficult this material is to source. Martin is the only guitar
manufacturer who still uses it (mostly for warranty work) and they do
not sell it to the public.
