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Re: [ChurchBass] [churchbass] Real Bass Content
#1 · October 30, 2003, 1:04 pm
Posted by: jdwxly <jdwxly@...>
Claude asked:
> Does anyone else have a bass that the very edges of the fret wire
> can be felt above the wood, especially on the side of the neck
> towards your face? I'm talking maybe only a couple thousandths of
> an inch, but enough that it doesn't feel smooth.
> Does anyone else have a bass that the very edges of the fret wire
> can be felt above the wood, especially on the side of the neck
> towards your face? I'm talking maybe only a couple thousandths of
> an inch, but enough that it doesn't feel smooth.
This topic is discussed a lot over on the Acoustic Guitar forum as well. It seems that it's not unusual for fretboard shrinkage (due to humidy changes, I guess) to leave the ends of the fret wire sticking out slightly. It's common practice to have these ends filed and polished by a luthier to smooth things out again.
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Dennis Weatherly jdwxly@gte.net
Wilsonville, OR USA