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Concave frets
Hello, I recently acquired an ukulele. It shows that the frets are, at least some of them slightly concave. That is they are bent in the opposite way of what you try to aim for in a guitar. How come, please?
Regards Last edited by Henning; 04-13-2018 at 08:29 AM. |
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As in concave shape to the crown of the fret or concave to the fret laying across the board.
Stev
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Are the fret ends sticking up? Maybe whoever installed them hammered the middle a little too hard.
If the board itself is concave, then it's due to moisture shrinkage. Ebony board on mahogany neck can do that, since ebony's dimensional change for a given humidity change is much larger than mahogany. |
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The board seems flat. The center of the frets are deeper in to the fretboard. It´s rosewood. Thanks
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That's the general look of loose fret ends - quite common and most noticeable on flat fingerboards.
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Necessiates removal of the frets? What is the cause, please? |
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If there is enough meat on the frets, they could be glued and fully dressed. But if their condition is poor, a full re-fret might be best.
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Apply some black permanent marker to the tops of all the frets, grab a flatpiece of wood around the length o the fretboard and stick some fine sandpaper to it, lightly sand the frets back and forth, this willtell you if they are flat or not. Steve
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