Yep. The troublesome fret is my own fault. I took a shortcut when painting the head and clamped it too hard. Now the edges are high and the middle is low.
Yep. The troublesome fret is my own fault. I took a shortcut when painting the head and clamped it too hard. Now the edges are high and the middle is low.
Bugger! Been there and done that myself...
A short sharp tap with a plastic faced hammer will re seat the ends, but you will need to support the neck on a caul or a sand bag,
(You can make the perfect sand bag with an old jeans leg).
The sand bag will support the neck perfectly and absorb the energy from the hammer, thus stopping the fret from bouncing back out of the slot.
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
Best option is to use the StewMac Deadblow Hammer, it has shot in it, so that will absorb a ton of energy!
Actually, the best option is to use a fret press, but not everyone has access to one.....
Gavmeister
Hence my suggestion of plastic faced hammer and a sand bag, an easy and affordable fix without having to wait for tools to arrive from the US....
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
Exactly!Quote from dingobass on May 15, 2013, 08:04
Hence my suggestion of plastic faced hammer and a sand bag, an easy and affordable fix without having to wait for tools to arrive from the US....
Maton use the SM one for their fret pressing, they have some neat SM toys tools!!! :PQuote from Gavin1393 on May 15, 2013, 07:54
Actually, the best option is to use a fret press, but not everyone has access to one.....
The fret arbour is a nice tool.
I use the Stewmac fret thingys in my drill press, works a treat!
One day I will buy an arbour press from Hare Forbes, actually a bit cheaper than the Stewmac one, especially now with the dollar below parity......
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
I used a padded hammer, padded the fretboard and a sand bag. I think I pulled my punches though, it just feels wrong to be laying into a guitar with a hammer.
No matter, a combination of that, some filing and raising the bridge a 1/2 mm or so and some heavier strings seems to have mostly sorted things out. Still a bit of weirdness if you bend on the 10th fret, but aside from that it all good. I'll just call it a lesson reminder.
Took it to my guitar lesson last night. Bloody thing wouldn't stay in tune. I suspect I should have given it some more time for everything to settle and stretch before trying to show it off. Of course it's been all good since I've had it home again.
You could save the $$$ and get the StewMac Fretting Kit, has everything you need to start fretting guitars, you might also want to get the Fret Beveler as well, to get the frets nice and uniform!
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