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06-23-2011, 01:24 AM
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Want low action, from the 14th fret back I get buzz, and even lose notes when I sit it where I want it.
So, if I protect the fret board and gradually file the frets down?
Will this stuff it, or is it a plausible idea?
I've done alot of things with instruments, but when it comes to frets, apart from regretting have only ever had them dressed by a pro. I wanna do it myself. It has jumbo frets if this makes a differance.
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06-23-2011, 01:43 AM
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Leveling the frets to remove the "ski-jump" works, so if You're careful, you should be able to pull it off.
Jumbo frets do help a lot.
I don't exactly get what You mean by "gradually file the frets down", but if You're trying to lower them one by one, that's just a waste of time, IMHO anyway. Measure the needed reduction in height and level all the frets at the same time from the 14th fret up.
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06-23-2011, 01:49 AM
| | | | that makes sense. Long file , across all frets.
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06-23-2011, 03:22 AM
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06-23-2011, 06:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Oracle, Arizona | | | READ and study the concept of fret dressing from a very reliable authority for quite some time before you begin. Once you do it....you can't "un-do it". Make very sure you understand the process and what tools you need. Even then, re-read (from more than a single source) the proper method of fret-dressing.
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06-23-2011, 09:40 AM
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Leveling the frets to remove the "ski-jump" works, so if You're careful, you should be able to pull it off.
| That is, if the ski jump isn't so severe, that it's outside the range of adding some fallaway to the frets above F14.
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06-23-2011, 03:39 PM
| | | | I played it last night, and tweaked it a little, and while it is buzzier than a hive of bees unplugged, non of it transfers to the amp. Bonus of active I suppose.
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06-23-2011, 09:35 PM
| | | | the goal isn't to just "file the frets down"!
you need to control what you're doing so that any irregularities, bumps, or twists get "shaved off", creating a perfectly flat "table" out of the fret tops. you want to do this by removing the least amount of material, hitting the high spots and missing the low spots.
this isn't really DIY without some real experience, and makes all the difference in playability.
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06-25-2011, 02:58 AM
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Originally Posted by walterw  the goal isn't to just "file the frets down"!
you need to control what you're doing so that any irregularities, bumps, or twists get "shaved off", creating a perfectly flat "table" out of the fret tops. you want to do this by removing the least amount of material, hitting the high spots and missing the low spots.
this isn't really DIY without some real experience, and makes all the difference in playability. | read the post ABOVE yours.
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