Whats the best way to shave down one fret?

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I snagged a cheap S420 offa ebay this week, and it's pretty cool. But it's got a couple fundamental issues that need curing.

After I gave it a quick setup... (when I took it out of the box, it had so much bow in the neck I thought it was a harp!) I discovered that it has a high fret. (11). I did my normal trick of trying to tap it down, but its seated well, and didnt move much.

I'm thinking I can just grab a crowning file from stew-mac and knock it down a tad...

WWJD?
 
Hi,

I'm new here.

You might consider the Thomas Ginex fret leveling and crowning method. I bought one off ebay, and it works real slick and easy for great frets.

You would end up with even and smooth crowned frets for about $20.00, and very little worry of ruining your guitar.

I'll never use a regular fret crowning tool again.
 
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flip33":ab464 said:
Hi,

I'm new here.

You might consider the Thomas Ginex fret leveling and crowning method. I bought one off ebay, and it works real slick and easy for great frets.

You would end up with even and smooth crowned frets for about $20.00, and very little worry of ruining your guitar.

I'll never use a regular fret crowning tool again.
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http://www.fretrefinishing.com/home.html

This stuff?
I am suprised they wouldn't have better pictures on the website. I think there is a video clip, but I can't play it at work :(
 
That's pretty interesting...

But still, I only need to take a hair off of one fret...

Thanks for the info though.
 
As much as I like the DIY approach to things, this is something that you may just want to leave to a luthier.
 
Use a small, fine grain file and be carefull.
 
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strungup":82d95 said:
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http://www.fretrefinishing.com/home.html

This stuff?
I am suprised they wouldn't have better pictures on the website. I think there is a video clip, but I can't play it at work :(
Click to expand...

The clip is terrible, but I will admit I am interested in the product! Anybody else got experience?
 
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