need advice, fret work

MarZel · #1 11-12-2008, 04:57 AM

basically, my 13th fret has a long dent on the top, affecting the e and a string, lots of buzz! I was wondering if anyone has any advice about filling the fret down, do i file the whole fret ? i am good with tools etc, but advice would be useful! Thanks.

JustDavid · #2 11-12-2008, 05:12 AM

For me a dent is a depression so a dented fret would be too low, so wouldn't cause fret buzz. Is the buzzing on the 14th when you fret the 13th?

JLS · #3 11-12-2008, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by MarZel

basically, my 13th fret has a long dent on the top, affecting the e and a string, lots of buzz! I was wondering if anyone has any advice about filling the fret down, do i file the whole fret ? i am good with tools etc, but advice would be useful! Thanks.

I'd suggest you take it to someone who does. A low fret can *sometimes* be lifted a little, and superglued into place, relevedl/recrowned, but this is no gig to break in on.