Frank Ford developed this tool for us to address the difficulties of removing the tang on stainless steel fretwire. Conventional nippers are not up to the task of cutting exceptionally hard stainless wire. The great thing about this tool is that it takes the tang off completely and doesn’t leave any small metal nubs. In addition, it creates a nice 90º angle where the tang was removed. Simply clamp the Fret Tang Filer in your vise, insert the fretwire and remove the tang with a mill bastard file or any other appropriate metal file. It works great on nickel/silver fretwire as well.
“This tool is pretty amazing...it took just a few seconds to do a job that used to be a nightmare“
Michael Tuttle, Michael Tuttle Guitars
”Just wanted to give you a little feedback on the tang remover. It works great!
I fret after the guitar is ”done” and sometimes would get little finish
chips near my fret ends on the side of the board. I suspected it was
because I was not removing the tang well enough. They were a real pain to fix. I have fretted several guitars with the tang remover and not a single finish chip.
Great tool and it has already paid for itself.”
Michael Bashkin, M.A. Bashkin Guitars
