Fret Leveling Part 1 of 4: Fret Rocker Vs Digital Gauge
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Before leveling the frets it is important to evaluate the neck/fretboard & frets.
The old school way does not compare to today's opportunities to do things right with far greater precision.
Innovation changes for the better the way we do things. In the matter of fret leveling, innovation has been long overdue. The old school tools and rules have hung on for far too long. Those few that invested themselves to learn these old tools and rules pride themselves on this, and yes, it is quite the challenge to use those tools and rules to achieve ballpark acceptable results.
Meanwhile, the rest of us make ends meet in other ways, we do not have inclination to become luthiers or guitar techs, but if we could easily and reliably level our frets instead of paying someone else $300-$400... we would. Who wouldn't?
And if we can do this with far more precision than what we get from paying the other guys, then there is no reason to pay them for what you can do better yourself at home. This is what FretMaestro is all about.
FretMaestro is CNC Precision in the palm of your hand. CNC Precision Level, Radius, & Crown frets in the comfort of your own living room.
We do not sell Digital Gauges, but that does not mean having one is not the bet choice. I view the Digital Fret Gauge as an essential must have, and hopefully those that watch this video will know why.
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Thank you for posting , really informative 🎸
Need a common denominator before a precision fret job can be done.
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The Common denominator must be the lowest fret and then assigning that the correct FretMaestro depth of cut setting.
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Part 2 will be posted on or before the 4th of July. Look for it.
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Digital meter/gauge is using fretboard as a base to calculate fret height. Unfortuntely this whole theory drops if fretboard isn't perfectly straight on all frets. (which is common ... especially on older instruments . because of wear, humidity etc.)
You greatly exaggerate the fretboard surface. You deliberately ignore and disparage the point. I've seen a few wonky fretboards over the decades, these are the rare exception, not the rule. If you want to make a valid point... go with the vast majority known as the rule, not the cheap shot exceptions that you fallaciously assert as "common".
As a machinist, I agree.
I know a thing or two about measuring.
As a machinist you must know CNC machine precision and that Fretboards and necks are made with CNC machines today.
I am not sure which side you are taking here... so forgive me if I guess wrong....
Do you know wood?
The humidity argument is erroneous because it does not consider that the neck wood normal exposure to climate conditions, both humid and arid is uniform, and I am not talking about the negligent cases of long term exposure to intense humidity or intense aridness... talking typical cases... such that the uniform climate effect is inconsequential.
The argument also does not convey that in the rare cases of prolonged extreme humidity abuse that the frets would be pushed up as well, and if you use a sanding beam on those, and then the climate changes, the board dries and shrinks, but because of prior extreme humidity that distorts the wood, the wood shrinks non-uniform and now those frets are up and down all over the place.