Not a luthier but another player. You can also check the neck bow/truss rod
adjustment yourself:

"Typically, a properly adjusted truss rod will leave a neck with a bit of
forward relief. You can use your strings as a "straight edge" by pushing
them down to both the 1st and 14th frets simultaneously.

"Then the gap between the string and the 6th fret can be observed. A gap
slightly thinner than a business card is about right. From this point, you
can adjust to your own preference."

https://www.taylorguitars.com/support/maintenance/truss-rod-adjustments

On Fri, May 25, 2018 at 4:13 PM, gary may via OldTools <
oldtools@s...> wrote:

> 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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