One high fret on a rosewood neck?

[Rusty the Scoob]

My new Warmoth neck has a high 6th fret... just enough to cause a little buzzing on the G and D strings. I can see the problem, I can just barely slide a piece of paper between the fret and the rosewood fretboard.

I'm a pretty mechanical/handy guy.... I'm thinking of removing all the strings, supporting the neck under that fret with a heavy book, and very gently tapping the fret down with a rubber mallet. Will this work?

[wyliee]

I'd suggest calling in to Warmoth and talking to the staff. See what your options are.

[GeoffByrne]

Support the back of the neck with a sandbag & do the gentle tapping thing with the rubber mallet.

Phone Warmoth if that doesn't work.

[El-Bob]

put the neck on your driveway, and line up one of your tires with the high fret, then proceed to drive your motor vehicle over the problem fret.

[Craig_S]

Don't do any tapping! What happens if you end up with one fret lower than the rest?? If the neck is under warranty, get it fixed properly or replaced.

[line6man]

DON'T do anything to the neck...

Email Spike and tell him about the high fret...
If they screwed up on the fretwork, that should be under warranty.

[Rusty the Scoob]

Originally Posted by GeoffByrne

Support the back of the neck with a sandbag & do the gentle tapping thing with the rubber mallet.

Phone Warmoth if that doesn't work.

Obviously this is the answer that I want. I want to play this bass this weekend, and I'm really more of a do-it-yourself-er than a call-for-help kinda guy. So, with that in mind, how would a pro fix it? I'm guessing they'd tap it down with a hammer just like this:

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Sp...s.html#details

Which looks pretty similar to me as the standard no-mar mallet that everybody has, or any number of other rubber mallets that I have on hand.

So if anyone has specific reasons why I shouldn't do this, I'd like to know. What exactly could go wrong?

[line6man]

Originally Posted by Rusty the Scoob

Obviously this is the answer that I want. I want to play this bass this weekend, and I'm really more of a do-it-yourself-er than a call-for-help kinda guy. So, with that in mind, how would a pro fix it? I'm guessing they'd tap it down with a hammer just like this:

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Sp...s.html#details

Which looks pretty similar to me as the standard no-mar mallet that everybody has, or any number of other rubber mallets that I have on hand.

So if anyone has specific reasons why I shouldn't do this, I'd like to know. What exactly could go wrong?

There really isnt a whole lot that could go wrong, but i still recommend that you contact Warmoth first.

Then take the neck to a luthier and have him hammer down the fret.

[wyliee]

Originally Posted by Rusty the Scoob

So if anyone has specific reasons why I shouldn't do this, I'd like to know. What exactly could go wrong?

Really, the bottom line is if you mess it up, you did the work and it is now your responsibility.

A phone call to Warmoth would be a prudent step. I know Spike was mentioned, but you'll ultimately need to speak with Rob.

[Rusty the Scoob]

Gentle tapping with the mallet and a block of soft pine between the mallet and fret did the trick. It's not fully seated through the whole fret but I got the G-string side down to where it needs to be.