I took the frets out for two reasons, the first was to make sure that the entire fretboard got dyed Black evenly, and the second was that I intend to put pearl inlay fret markers at the 21st and 23rd frets, I wouldn't be able to route for those with the frets still in place, so since they were defiantly coming out, I thought I might as well take them all out.
The original frets came out so easily, and without damage, I could easily just reset the originals back in again, but compared to the new fret wire, the originals do seems quite a bit softer, so probably not.
Yeah, needs some work is a understatement, I'll give it a shot.
I do have one other option that I haven't mentioned, and that is to totally fill the void with replacement strips of wood, then create a cover plate for the whole headstock out of thin sheet brass.
I intend to make a scratch plate out of the same.
This was a idea I had ages ago, and have been reading up on how to do.
I downloaded the free design software Inkscape, and am going to create a Art Deco design for the scratch plate and truss rod cover, print this out at 1200dpi with a mono laser printer onto Press -n-Peel PCB Transfer film, Iron that onto the brass to create the masking relief, then etch the brass sheet in a solution of Servisol Ammonium Persulphate.
All supplies available from Jaycar. http://www.jaycar.com.au/Service-Aid...er-Aids/c/020B
Once the design is etched, I want to fill in the etched portions with dyed epoxy resin, in theory, it should give the same effect as enamel jewellery, but be far more durable.
If it works for the scratch plate, then repeating the process to make a cover for the headstock binding debacle should be easy, probably a improvement over what was originally intend.
PS: You can get suitably sized Brass / Copper sheet from Hobbyco or most well stocked Art supply stores
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