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F E N D E R P R O F E S S I O N A L I I S T R A T O C A S T E R

Leveling the frets and removing a slight kick in the neck with the fret heigh

Re-profiling the now flat-topped frets to a rounded shape

Fret polish in progress, ready for the final stage

Mirror finish fretwork after the final stage of fret polishing

The new nut blank ready for rough shaping

The new nut is rough cut and in place, half way through nut slot cutting

The final nut, slots cut and final shaping complete

The body is stripped of all electronics

First coat of conductive shielding paint applied to the cavities

Conductive shielding paint after a couple of coats and dry

New electronics and Radio Shop Pickup set ready for installation

Electronics mounted to the scratch plate

All wired up and ready for re-assembly


Pure Tone Output Jack installed and wired in
All wired up and ready for re-assembly

Output and earth wires attatched

Fretwork final result

Re-assembled final result
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