Hey Bob---
you can prove--or disprove---your 'frets too low' theory by poring over each
string---fretting and plucking from bottom fret to top fret. If you get
consistently clean tones from fretting just ONE string and plucking it, the
problems elsewhere. If you invest this kind of time in looking close, you'll
probably find where the problem actually IS, maybe there, maybe the set of the
neck maybe the height of the bridge, often the nut needs tweaking. If you're
using 'medium' acoustic strings, try 'light' or 'extralight'---Martin
extralights are heavier than the average electric string, surprisingly.
I've never had a luthier ask for payment to diagnose a problem, btw. They know
they'll get work from people who keep playing.
best of luck with that--gam in OlyWA/USA
How horrible it is to have so many people killed!---And what a blessing one
cares for none of them!
Jane Austen
From: RH
To: "oldtools@s..."
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2018 10:28 AM
Subject: [OldTools] Guitar Frets
Knowing that we have some makers of fine guitars here, I would like to
ask if it is feasible for one unfamiliar with making the instruments to
be able raise the frets.
I have a Yamaha guitar but cannot seem to hold chords properly. I think
it is because the distance between frets and fret board is not great
enough. I get sounds that are not crisp.
Is this something a neophyte can do or is best left to an expert? If
one were to undertake raising them, what tool(s) would be needed? Is
there a correct or preferred distance between the edge of frets and the
fret board?
Bob Hutchins
Temple, TX, USA
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