jake_xms3_punk
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I have a guitar where the fretboard has a hump around the join of the body.
The guitar is 40 odd years old so the neck has started to rise and seperate from the body due to wood swelling I'm guessing.
It was only slight gap and the neck was still solid, so after trying to push it back with no luck I just glued and filled the crack. But that has left the fretboard slightly higher from say the 12 fret onwards.
To cut a long story short, would you recommend de fretting and levelling the finger board and then refretting? Or do you think a simple fret level would sort the problem out?
The guitar is playable but it does buzz 12 fret onwards.
I should mention that the neck binding has become brittle and has had to be glued back in tiny peices before, so I dunno if that will cause problems with sanding or even refretting .
The guitar is not really worth anything either so any professional will charge more than its probably worth.
What would you do? This guitar has mojo and a lush tone so it's a shame it's just gathering dust at the moment.
The guitar is 40 odd years old so the neck has started to rise and seperate from the body due to wood swelling I'm guessing.
It was only slight gap and the neck was still solid, so after trying to push it back with no luck I just glued and filled the crack. But that has left the fretboard slightly higher from say the 12 fret onwards.
To cut a long story short, would you recommend de fretting and levelling the finger board and then refretting? Or do you think a simple fret level would sort the problem out?
The guitar is playable but it does buzz 12 fret onwards.
I should mention that the neck binding has become brittle and has had to be glued back in tiny peices before, so I dunno if that will cause problems with sanding or even refretting .
The guitar is not really worth anything either so any professional will charge more than its probably worth.
What would you do? This guitar has mojo and a lush tone so it's a shame it's just gathering dust at the moment.
