river Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 Hello all, got a pretty serious situation with my old les paul copy. After replacing the original truss rod which was shot, with a new one and re-gluing the fretboard back on; which I tried to follow a good tutorial to the letter BTW, the low E, A, & D from the 10-14th fret have this fuzzy,dead, buzz sound when you open string hammer a note. If played just open or fretted the note sounds okay though, could those frets have somehow loosened up from the heating process when I removed the neck using the steam iron method and may lifted a little bit. Any info would be most welcome, Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser Rob Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 It's possible a fret could've worked loose. It's also possible the steam process caused a swelling in the fingerboard and you've got a hump in it now. A lot of online tutorials don't mention these little snafus you can have. Which one did you use? What you're going to have to do is get a good straightedge to evaluate the fretboard. Also some feeler gauges to check under the frets to see if you've got a raised one. Also read www.frets.com ... it's simply absolutely the best web lutherie resource there is. It's acoustic but frets are frets. You are quite possibly looking at a fret levelling job here if one of them didn't lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
river Posted March 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 It's possible a fret could've worked loose. It's also possible the steam process caused a swelling in the fingerboard and you've got a hump in it now. A lot of online tutorials don't mention these little snafus you can have. Which one did you use? What you're going to have to do is get a good straightedge to evaluate the fretboard. Also some feeler gauges to check under the frets to see if you've got a raised one. Also read www.frets.com ... it's simply absolutely the best web lutherie resource there is. It's acoustic but frets are frets. You are quite possibly looking at a fret levelling job here if one of them didn't lift. I used the clothes iron steam technique, sighting down the fretboard it appears very slightly raised in that area. I got the wood damper than I should I have while steaming no doubt. I guess it's time for a trip to the only luthier in town for a possble fret level and/or is there a good tutorial for a greenhorn repairman like me on leveling. Thanks man for responding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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