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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on July 2, 2013 at 5:56am

Not sure what you mean by the frets being uneven. Are you saying they are in the wrong place?

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Permalink Reply by Jantan ux on July 2, 2013 at 9:49pm

No I don't mean that. Frets are in right place. Frets are uneven ie some frets are lower and some higher.

I know that it needs more fret work.  Measuring neck angle is problematic.

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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on July 2, 2013 at 10:31pm

Get a whetstone, like for sharpening a knife, run that over em lightly, them polish with 400 grit wet dry paper

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Permalink Reply by ChickenboneJohn on July 2, 2013 at 10:50pm

If the frets are uneven, first check with a straight edge (long steel ruler) to identify where the high (or low) ones are. You can also use a shorter steel rule to see if it "rocks" over high frets. You can try tapping high frets down  to make sure they are all seated properly. Also, it's possible for frets to "spring" slightly if the slot is a little too large - you might need to look at glueing these to ensure the stay firmly in the slot.

Check and try re-seating high frets down before you start trying to level them with a file or stone.  If you do stone the frets, you'll need to re-crown them to take off the flat spots (ideally with a proper concave fret file), get rid of the stone or file marks with wet & dry, then polish them with wire-wool. Its real pain of a job to do.

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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on July 3, 2013 at 1:36am

If you have to recrown the frets and don't want to buy the concave file, then just take a block of hardwood and make one.  lay some 180 grit paper over a new fret with the abrasive side up (away from fret).  Then run your block of hardwood in the same axis as the fret to create a shaped groove in the block.  When you reach a sufficient depth, then use a finer grit paper with the smooth side against the block and crown the fret.  Taping the fretboard avoids the need for follow up detail sanding when you make a mistake and kiss it with the paper.

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Permalink Reply by ChickenboneJohn on July 3, 2013 at 4:53am

Handy hint there Ed!

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Permalink Reply by Jantan ux on July 3, 2013 at 4:57am

I'm trying to measure neck angel on body with uneven frets on neck.

I Know that stewmac has special ruler for measuring with frets.

Maybe there is another way to measure neck angle.

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Permalink Reply by ChickenboneJohn on July 3, 2013 at 5:07am

Forget the special tool - you need to get the frets level anyway! Why do you need to measure the neck angle? Just put a bridge on your box, string it up and see if it works. If your frets are so uneven you cant put straight edge down the fretboard, it's not going  to play right anyway (you'll have buzzes and 'choked' notes unless you use enormously high action, so get your frets level first before anything else).

The special Stewmac tool is to check to see if the neck itself is straight, as it has notches there the frets are, but that's really for repairing/checking old guitars rather than new work.  You did make sure the fretboard was true and flat before you fretted it, right?

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Permalink Reply by Jantan ux on July 3, 2013 at 7:19am

It's not cbg. I live in estonia and cigar boxes are rare and hard to get.

I'm using old guitar body what was made for tune-o-matic bridge. I have tune-o-matic bridge.

Neck is baritone and half done.I didn't make the neck. I have to but neck in one pickup hole. That makes scale right and neck more strongly attached to neck

Some ways is. Cut deeper slot for tom bridge. Make new neck pocket. Problem is that I don't have milling machine. I have drill, hand drill and drill stand.  Body already have neck angle. I'm not sure if neck angle in body is right.

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Permalink Reply by Jantan ux on July 3, 2013 at 8:36am

Frets are not extremely high and low compare to each other.

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Permalink Reply by ChickenboneJohn on July 3, 2013 at 9:04am

Bolt the neck on - don't glue it. Put one string on and see what the action is like. If necessary to change the angle put a thin plastic, metal or wooden shim between the neck and body. It's trial and error, and will probably need doing a few times.  Have you got a photo?

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Permalink Reply by Jantan ux on July 3, 2013 at 10:25pm

I think I need to rise the neck more than lower it.

I realized that glueing is not great idea. Screws are bad idea too. I'm gonna to use the bolts.

I have to make nut also for neck. I connected neck pocket and pickup hole. Shaped  pickup hole square.

 

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