A gorgeous '70s Gibson Heritage. Sounding amazing, but heavy wear on the frets has made fretting chords on the first three frets almost impossible.

There was lots of wear across all the frets, so a complete refret was required. The first job was to remove all the frets.

This is done by heating each fret up with a 100W soldering iron. This heat breaks the glue holding the frets in. The soldering iron is followed by a pair of fret pullers, which are really a small pair of flush cutters. The act of squeezing the fret with them will pull the fret out. Much care must be taken not to pull out and crack the fingerboard, so the fret should be well heated.