Fret Level WOW!!!

Glad it came out well Robert!
I do what DonP says as well, and continue by repeatedly applying Sharpie marker to them all to more easily view progress.
I think I spend the most time and caution verifying that flat plane.

Your shop lighting plays a big part in what you see; I sway back and forth a bit to view the fret surfaces at different angles, especially useful during crowning.

There are a lot of good tutorials out there, and some not so good.
I got the bulk of my procedural basics from a tutorial by Ron Kirn over on TDPRI.

Even after doing several I take my time and proceed with caution.
I have one upcoming same as the AXL LP build thread RVA has in progress, if I can get that pesky truss rod free.
 
jtcnj said:
Glad it came out well Robert!
I do what DonP says as well, and continue by repeatedly applying Sharpie marker to them all to more easily view progress.
I think I spend the most time and caution verifying that flat plane.

Your shop lighting plays a big part in what you see; I sway back and forth a bit to view the fret surfaces at different angles, especially useful during crowning.

There are a lot of good tutorials out there, and some not so good.
I got the bulk of my procedural basics from a tutorial by Ron Kirn over on TDPRI.

Even after doing several I take my time and proceed with caution.
I have one upcoming same as the AXL LP build thread RVA has in progress, if I can get that pesky truss rod free.
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Good points!!!! I learned at the RVA School of PM Lutherie.... :-)

I'm a novice!!!!
 
Yep Ray has the skills - front of the pack here among us DIY guys; the pros like DonP and Biddlin' are in another class altogether.
:bow::bow:
 
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Robert Herndon said:
comment...she always says she can't tell a difference....maybe because its easier to play well on it now???
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Yes, that was my point.

If you think you can't swim, but you are in the shallow end of the pool then you will swim a width. But, if somebody points out that you are actually in the deep end, you probably won't be able to swim a length back again...

DonP said:
Tada! I don't see why homeostasis should not incorporate external factors to a limited extent.
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I agree, but suggest more than just a limited extent because our bodies and actions are always situated in and mediated by an environment.
 
RVA said:
As jtcnj said, I learned here from those better than I. DonP guided me step by step behind the scenes. I am only trying to pay what I have learned forward.
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Don has also shared his wealth of information with me....but I think I bugged RVA a lot more than I bugged Don...
 
OH!!!! And get this...although it played well and buzz free at .038"/.040" unfretted action @ the 12th, it played and SOUNDED better at .060" on both bass and treble sides!!!!!
 
jtcnj said:
Yep Ray has the skills - front of the pack here among us DIY guys; the pros like DonP and Biddlin' are in another class altogether.
:bow::bow:
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Hackmaster has me beat by 10 miles. However, he could be considered a pro if he wanted to charge.
 
RVA said:
Hackmaster has me beat by 10 miles. However, he could be considered a pro if he wanted to charge.
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Now to level my 29 year old Squire with it's tiny, vintage frets...figure I need a 1mm crowning file....and I'm guessing a 9.25" radius????
 
Lookout! Robert is revved up like an Evel Kinievel stunt cycle toy from the '70's!

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