ANGKOR MUSIC
Melbourne's Most Trusted Music Shop
Melbourne's Most Trusted Music Shop
Why Choose Angkor Music?
Strings For Less is the eBay store of Angkor Music — Melbourne's most trusted music shop. Our Google reviews, authorised dealer status and 25+ years of experience all sit behind every purchase you make here.
| ★ | 4.9 Stars — Over 1,500 Google Reviews Melbourne's most trusted music shop |
✓ | Authorised Dealer 100% genuine products, full manufacturer warranty |
| ✓ | Ships Australia-Wide Fast dispatch, all orders sent within 24 hours |
✓ | Real Musicians Serving Musicians Expert advice, no commission pressure |
| ✓ | 120,000+ Items Sold on eBay 99.4% positive feedback |
✓ | Easy Returns Hassle-free warranty and returns policy |
"We'd rather explain our price once than apologise for our quality forever."
Hiroshima UO-CHIKYU Professional Fret Crowning Files – Set of 3 (Model 5002)
The Hiroshima UO-CHIKYU Fret Crowning Files Set (Model 5002) is the definitive gold standard for professional luthiers, guitar technicians, and serious workshop enthusiasts. Precision-crafted in Japan, this comprehensive three-piece set is specifically designed to restore the perfect rounded crown to your frets after they have been leveled. Featuring highly calibrated, concave cutting channels, these files allow you to bring your frets back to an absolute center line with flawless symmetry and unmatched efficiency.
Angkor Music Workshop Tip: Perfect Intonation Starts at the Crown
When frets are leveled, their tops become flat, which spreads out the string contact point and destroys precise intonation. Crowning shapes that flat top back into a perfect peak. The UO-CHIKYU set provides three distinct radii so you never over-file or pinch the fret wire. These files cut smooth, clean, and predictably, drastically reducing your post-filing sanding and polishing times while preserving your fret height.
E-E-A-T: Authentic Japanese Toolmaking Heritage
At Angkor Music, we stock precision luthier tools that offer exceptional reliability over thousands of hours of workshop use. Hiroshima UO-CHIKYU files are world-renowned for their ultra-hard steel composition and incredibly clean, chatter-free cutting teeth. Unlike cheap alternatives that leave deep, jagged gouges in your fret wire, these Japanese-made tools offer precise control and an exceptionally smooth surface finish.
Technical Specifications & Kit Breakdown
This master set includes three color-coded or size-stamped files to accommodate virtually any stringed instrument profile:
- Small-Radius File: 1.47mm (0.058″) cutting width. Optimized for narrow vintage frets, mandolins, ukuleles, and banjos.
- Medium-Radius File: 2.68mm (0.105″) cutting width. Perfect for standard modern acoustic and electric guitar frets.
- Large-Radius File: 3.88mm (0.153″) cutting width. Specifically engineered for wide jumbo frets and heavy electric bass wires.
- Country of Manufacture: Made in Japan
- Handle Type: Traditional ergonomic wood handles for a secure, comfortable grip
Key Performance Features
- Concave Steel Channel: Built-in radius curves effortlessly seat over the fret profile to ensure unified, symmetrical crowning.
- Precision-Cut Teeth: Japanese engineering delivers a highly efficient cut that resists loading up with metal shavings.
- Universal Workshop Utility: Covers your entire collection from vintage restoration projects to modern heavy-metal jumbo fret configurations.
- Safe Edge Control: Designed to focus cutting action strictly on the shoulders of the fret, avoiding unnecessary damage to the fretboard surface.
Q: When will my order ship?
A: Most orders are dispatched within 1 business day of payment clearing. Please note some payments may go through PayPal as an eCheque and not clear for up to a week.
Q: Shipment Tracking Number?
A: Your tracking number will be displayed in your eBay purchase dashboard against your order. Please note, single packs of strings or other such small or lower priced may not have a tracking number.
Q: Can you ship to an alternate address?
A: eBay and PayPal policy require us to ship to the address you provide in eBay Checkout. If you entered an incorrect address or have a need to have your order delivered to a different address, you must notify us by eBay Messages BEFORE we have dispatched your order. We typically dispatch orders by the following business day. If your order has already been dispatched, we unfortunately cannot accept any responsibility or liability for it after that. If it is returned to us as undeliverable, we will contact you for instructions. Where an incorrect address is supplied or the consignment is returned undeliverable or uncollected, you will be resposible for any additional charges required in making the delivery.
Q: Can I get a lower price?
A: If the MAKE OFFER button appears in the listing under BUY IT NOW, you are welcome to submit an offer and we will get back to you with our lowest price. We will not accept offers on items where there is no MAKE OFFER button.
Except for used goods, everything we sell carries an Australian warranty. Products must be returned to Angkor Music International for inspection and repair or replacement under warranty claim. You will be responsible for all shipping/handling expenses to return products to us under warranty.
Refunds and exchanges on reeds, mouthpieces, strings and other accessories are not accepted due to the personal nature of the products. These products are non-returnable unless there is a known manufacturing fault or defect.
International Customers:
Please note that our equipment carries an Australian warranty, so all international warranty issues must be handled by Angkor Music International. All items must be returned to Angkor Music International in Australia for all warranty repair or replacement issues. You will be responsible for all shipping/handling expenses to return products to us under warranty.
***International Buyers Please Note:
Import duties, taxes, and customs charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. The charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying.
