stewiemac is always overpriced, no thank you. Half your price and you would more than double your sales! It only cost a buck or less to make I would guess
so if you want to check every fret on the fingerboard, you start with the first three, pivoting on the 2nd fret. the next step would be pivoting on the 3rd fret and taking 2 and 3 as a reference, and checking 4th's fret height.
then you move on pivoting, one by one right? it seems to me that taking 3 random consecutive frets would not work to get a straight fretwork.
another way could be marking the buzzing frets and working around them, asuming the rest nearby has the proper height.
I found an old 12" steel ruler and cut it to four different lengths. It was very old and had dents and was bent so I took to my bench grinder and used the sides of the wheel to make it straight. I held it up against another ruler and anything else that was flat and checked if any light got through. It did not! I love Stewmac and will always buy there product but you can make your own assuming you have a 12 steel ruler, some form of a grinder and a cut off disc or some other way to cut it.
everyone complaining about the price: a lot of this stuff is not made for hobbiests. If you charge $75 an hour to fix guitars it's not worth wasting any time making one.
for the hobbiest I'd say take a few short lengths of metal and work them flat on sand paper stuck to a sheet of glass or a granite slab.
Be aware! This will rock on low fets too - or rather on the fret next to a low fret. So if you find a fret that rocks, check each side to see if what you actually have is a low fret rather than a high one. The chances are 50:50 each way.
I have one of these and it's worth the $22.50 as far as I'm concern. My time is money and the time it'd take up cutting a perfectly good straight edge to use as a rocker is hardly worth it. My shop is set up for easy access to tools, neatness and use of quality equipment at hand. I've seen other shops and the attitude translates into the finished product. I'd rather use matches to start a fire than rub two sticks together. Better yet, buy a lighter.
i bet you could or you could just go down to some discount shop, buy cheap metal rulers for like 2 dollars and you make your own, yeah seems like a good money saver MutantBanana
This depends, I believe, If the previous fret is lower but you actually fret the string after that one, then it doesn't matter, the lower is behind your finger and out of the ecuation, and if you play the open string, then again a lower fret won't matter
I have fret that has an indentation on right below the G string. The guitar techs I talked with advise to completely change out the fret which i find rediculous for such a small problem. Any type of way to fill in that indention so it doesnt get in the way of bending the string?
you will go through more grief crowning the fret rather than just replacing it. If it is a valuable guitar just replace the fret. It's not that expensive.
Dan is the BEST!! I have all of his Guitar repair books, and if it was not for him, and his small army of Guitar experts,and consultants I would not have the knowledge on Guitar setups, and small repairs that I posess. Thanks DAN!! You ROCK!!! PHAL
This is wonderful - 5 stars. One question... I have the exact same problem on my electric guitar - one dead note because of some fret problem. But then, how do you fix that particular bad fret? How can you mill the particular fret/note to get rid of the buzz?
You have to single out that Fret as Dan points out, and then use a diamond file, or some other file(carefully) to bring the fret down to the level of the frets outside of your high fret.Use fret protection.Once your fret is level you have to crown(reshape)the fret, then polish it with 400 grit wet/sand paper, then polish with a fine .000 steel wool until they shine like mirrors. Phal
stewiemac is always overpriced, no thank you. Half your price and you would more than double your sales! It only cost a buck or less to make I would guess
Sparta2310 1 month ago
so if you want to check every fret on the fingerboard, you start with the first three, pivoting on the 2nd fret. the next step would be pivoting on the 3rd fret and taking 2 and 3 as a reference, and checking 4th's fret height.
then you move on pivoting, one by one right? it seems to me that taking 3 random consecutive frets would not work to get a straight fretwork.
another way could be marking the buzzing frets and working around them, asuming the rest nearby has the proper height.
wnpikoso 6 months ago
made this with a piece of aluminum
fast free tools!! hell yeah
LedWolf7 7 months ago
I found an old 12" steel ruler and cut it to four different lengths. It was very old and had dents and was bent so I took to my bench grinder and used the sides of the wheel to make it straight. I held it up against another ruler and anything else that was flat and checked if any light got through. It did not! I love Stewmac and will always buy there product but you can make your own assuming you have a 12 steel ruler, some form of a grinder and a cut off disc or some other way to cut it.
azfryguy 8 months ago
Just use a credit card.
2004wjc 10 months ago
sounds like the name of a band--fret rocker
rollingstopp 11 months ago
everyone complaining about the price: a lot of this stuff is not made for hobbiests. If you charge $75 an hour to fix guitars it's not worth wasting any time making one.
for the hobbiest I'd say take a few short lengths of metal and work them flat on sand paper stuck to a sheet of glass or a granite slab.
thereagauze 1 year ago
@thereagauze
PernaCamargo 2 months ago
Be aware! This will rock on low fets too - or rather on the fret next to a low fret. So if you find a fret that rocks, check each side to see if what you actually have is a low fret rather than a high one. The chances are 50:50 each way.
donepearce 1 year ago
I have one of these and it's worth the $22.50 as far as I'm concern. My time is money and the time it'd take up cutting a perfectly good straight edge to use as a rocker is hardly worth it. My shop is set up for easy access to tools, neatness and use of quality equipment at hand. I've seen other shops and the attitude translates into the finished product. I'd rather use matches to start a fire than rub two sticks together. Better yet, buy a lighter.
stevenmiles 1 year ago
So it locates high frets but what kind of job is this tool useful for? Compund raduiused fretboard?...?
roadtonever 1 year ago
All I use is a credit card to check the frets. Start at the top and work your way down then turn the card upright as the frets get closer together.
Tek109FM 1 year ago
@Tek109FM Don't use your credit card, they charge way too much interest.
stevenmiles 1 year ago
lol, nice job stewartmacdonald, just $22.20 omg :\
MakarovD 2 years ago
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concussedcarneous 2 years ago
I'd rather cut up some old rulers to length than pay so much.
MutantBanana 2 years ago 5
i bet you could or you could just go down to some discount shop, buy cheap metal rulers for like 2 dollars and you make your own, yeah seems like a good money saver MutantBanana
kaleluk31 2 years ago
i have a lot of their tools and also have made my own tools. thanks to dan and stew- mac.
sbkwas 2 years ago
again i think 22.50 plus shipping is to much to pay for a peice of metal with stright edges
kaleluk31 2 years ago 10
This depends, I believe, If the previous fret is lower but you actually fret the string after that one, then it doesn't matter, the lower is behind your finger and out of the ecuation, and if you play the open string, then again a lower fret won't matter
sirgerry 2 years ago
If there is a low fret than it would only rock in one direction. If it rocks back AND forth, it's a high fret.
MoeFocka 3 years ago
try stewart mcdonald's website dude for the fret rocker
rokstr3 3 years ago
where would you get the fretrocker?
WHATSGOOD7887 3 years ago
hi does anyone know if i need a truss rod on my classical guitar for high tension ball end nylons
wolfsearcher 3 years ago
Dan Erlewine is one of the best and most respected luthiers on the planet.
sgraniknn 4 years ago 3
I have fret that has an indentation on right below the G string. The guitar techs I talked with advise to completely change out the fret which i find rediculous for such a small problem. Any type of way to fill in that indention so it doesnt get in the way of bending the string?
destroyer1of1senses 4 years ago
you will go through more grief crowning the fret rather than just replacing it. If it is a valuable guitar just replace the fret. It's not that expensive.
ManTurds 4 years ago
Dan is the BEST!! I have all of his Guitar repair books, and if it was not for him, and his small army of Guitar experts,and consultants I would not have the knowledge on Guitar setups, and small repairs that I posess. Thanks DAN!! You ROCK!!! PHAL
phallystorm 4 years ago 2
man, stew mac is cool.
RandomTuber782 4 years ago
This is wonderful - 5 stars. One question... I have the exact same problem on my electric guitar - one dead note because of some fret problem. But then, how do you fix that particular bad fret? How can you mill the particular fret/note to get rid of the buzz?
dmometalguitar 4 years ago
You have to single out that Fret as Dan points out, and then use a diamond file, or some other file(carefully) to bring the fret down to the level of the frets outside of your high fret.Use fret protection.Once your fret is level you have to crown(reshape)the fret, then polish it with 400 grit wet/sand paper, then polish with a fine .000 steel wool until they shine like mirrors. Phal
phallystorm 4 years ago