Thread: High fret?
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Old 11-16-2014, 05:58 PM
Dru Edwards Dru Edwards is offline
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Originally Posted by Ned Milburn View Post
Tom is right that non compound radius fingerboards are problematic for bending. In fact, I once did a fret dressing on a brand new replacement neck for a tele because it had a constant radius and couldn't take bending much more than a quarter step.

However, it does sound like you've got some frets out of level that could easily be rectified with a light fret dressing.

Even sometimes (often??) new guitars from factories require touch up fret work for this reason.
Thanks Ned. I used a credit card to check the height and there's at least one that is just a hair too high. I think it's the 17th and there might be another one too. If I lived closer to Dartmouth I'd drop into your shop.

BTW - I just checked out your website. Looks like you do some great work. (http://www.handcraftedguitars.ca/).
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