Description
Fret an entire bolt-on neck, or most of an acoustic neck, FAST!
The handheld fret press. It gives you the finest control as you press a fret into the slot—you actually feel it seating! You get the precision of an arbor press with the mobility of a hand tool.
Quick-change padded neck support cauls, to cradle any neck:
Standard for guitar and bass
Wide for classical guitar
Narrow for ukulele, mandolin and banjo
Flat for bolt-on neck heels
A quick-release pin lets you swap neck cauls in an instant. The neck cauls slide on a brass bar, for centering the neck under the fret caul or moving off-center to press fret ends.
Self-leveling fret caul
The self-adjusting fret caul holds brass fret inserts, radius-curved and grooved to fit the fret.
Why press frets? Pressing the frets saves time and gives consistent results. That's why it's the method that's widely used in guitar production. Pressed-in frets are less likely to be loose or uneven, because there's none of the recoil produced by hammer blows.