Gibson – Low Fret

Now this is a lovely guitar, a pity it’s just got that Gibson inconsistency about it.  Some of the frets are rather uneven.

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The first one’s particularly low.

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The only way to really sort that lot out is with a fret-dress.  There we go, with the fretboard flat, the nut removed and taped up to protect it while I work.

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Ready to start grinding…

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There were a couple of worn spots as well…

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With the tops level they just need rounding off again.

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and re-polishing.

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With that done all it needs is a bit of  clean…..

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and oil…

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…….before putting new strings on and checking the setup.

The neck set was about right…

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Just a small tweek on the truss-rod.

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The action at the 12th fret was fine…

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……as was the action at the 1st fret.

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There it is.  A really lovely guitar, well it is now anyway!

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And a lovely piece of wood in the back as well.

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