There are two reasons why you might want to have your frets dressed, the first is if they have uneven heights, particularly if you want a low action. The diagram below, not exactly to scale, shows how when the string (the red line) is pushed down at the 2nd fret it should just clear the […]
Here’s a nice one. It’s been well looked after but well used. The frets are rather worn. As ever it’s worse at the paying end. First thing first, out with the nut. and then out with the old frets. A little heat often helps to loosen things off a little. then in with the end […]
I rather like these, I’m always a sucker for a semi-acoustic. This one’s brand new but sadly isn’t playing very well. the pickups still even have the plastic film on them. The biggest problem is in the frets, some of them a very uneven.. So out with the nut… and level the neck. Tape it […]
How’s that for a guitar finish! Wow, I’m not sure if it’s quite my cup of tea but I just love it. Sadly it’s just not playing very well, there’s quite a bit of fret buzz high up the neck. The problem lies in the frets, some of them are just a little uneven. To uneven […]
This one has seen some action, mostly up at the “paying end”. First thing then, off with the strings and nut. The first 3 or 4 frets are very very worn, beyond dressing, so I’m going to replace them, along with the next 3. Heating up the fret with a soldering iron loosens up any […]
Now this is a lovely guitar, a pity it’s just got that Gibson inconsistency about it. Some of the frets are rather uneven. The first one’s particularly low. 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 […]
A rather lovely guitar, in need of a little bit of work to get it playing properly though. A lovely piece of wood. Some of the frets are rather uneven. Big fat frets with some very low points, so it’s going to be quite a bit of work. There’s quite a bit of wear and tear […]