I don’t think that you can keep the nibbles when you decide to refret. From every attempt you try to keep them will suffer your fretwork. Better get them off and make a nice frettang overhang. Then you also eliminate the risk that the high E string will get stuck between the fret end and the nibble.

But that’s my opinion, others may think different 😉

@bart-van-der-kemp

I was thinking about this. I still don't know the value of the guitar. If it's not a relic I will do the over hang and not bother with this. But if it is a relic then I don't want to be responsible for the devaluation of it... You know... 

I've *never* done a refret on anything other than something cheap (and mine!), but I don't see how you could do a refret on that without removing at least some of the binding, and probably damaging even more of the binding.

Definitely a task that needs a consultation with the owner/customer before starting work!

I get your point, let’s hope it is not a vintage Les Paul.

But a refret is needed, those frets look like small strips.

Good luck!

@bart-van-der-kemp

let’s hope it is not a vintage Les Paul.

I was more worried that it was a well played new one.  If it’s just some old relic, then who’d care ...

😋

Not a lot of crown left!!

They do look a bit flat top......

That has seen a lot of action, those crowns are destroyed. I don’t know how to answer your question, you better ask @markbailey Good luck!