Frets

The frets on a guitar are metal strips that run across the width of the fretboard and divide the fretboard into sections. The act of pressing down on a fret effectively reduces the size of the string and its this that changes the pitch of the note. The shorter the length of the string the higher the pitch. Frets can be made of stainless steel or an alloy of mainly nickel and copper. Frets also come in different sizes including ‘tall and narrow’ ‘medium jumbo’ and ‘jumbo’.