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Originally Posted by murrmac123
As always, Charles nails it.
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Reading John's response, I see that he gave the other half of a more complete answer, that the 15th fret could be low, the use of a 6" ruler and a bumping technique, one that I have also used when needed, and re-bending and reinstalling in the cases where gluing the fret end doesn't hold it.
In the old days, one option for pesky fret ends was to "ding" the fret tang to create additional beads, or larger beads. This could be done by setting the tang on edge on the corner of a hard metal surface, such as a vice, and taping it with a hammer. More recently, Stewmac created a tool that crimps the fret tang to create effectively as wide a tang as you want. It works well in certain circumstances, but does have the disadvantage that it widens/damages the fret board kerf, a minor issue on a subsequent refret.