Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Yamaha Pacifica PAC612VIIFMX - Part 7

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Fret Dressing

As can be clearly seen in Part 5, this Yamaha Pacifica PAC612VI needs fret work, specifically fret dressing. As regular readers of this blog would by now be familiar with this process, I shall not bore anyone with a blow-by-blow account of proceedings. 'Nuff said, then. Let's look at some pictures.



Fret Tops Marked With Permanent Marker

Initial Leveling With a Sanding Beam

Low Spots in Black

Initial Leveling Completed

Final Leveling With Sharpening Stones

Checking With a Fret Rocker

Recrowning the Frets

Rounding Off Tops of Frets

Abrading the Frets

Fret Dressing Completed

Cleaning the Fretboard



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