Uneven frets help

FriskyDingo

My chapman ml1 has a few uneven frets from about 4th to 7th. 
If I level theses frets wouldn't all frets need levelling. I don't want to do that as the others are fine.
And is there an easier way to determine which fret is the high/low one? 
Thanks

Funkfingers

FriskyDingo said:

is there an easier way to determine which fret is the high/low one? 

Erm, is there an easier way than to use the tool specifically designed to do the job? (i.e. The fret rocker tool in your photographs.) No.

If the tool rocks, the middle fret is taller than those to either side.

The fret rocker makes a simple comparison between any three adjacent frets. Some techs would elect to slacken off the truss rod completely and use a longer straight edge. 

FriskyDingo said:

If I level theses frets, wouldn't all frets need levelling.

Probably.

Much depends on how the offending frets lie, relative to all of the others, after you have attempted to level and reprofile them.

FelineGuitars

You can kiss off any high spot you find as a localised fix, but ultimately you should go in and skim all of them if you are doing the job fully.

FriskyDingo

Cheers for the advice. The rocking is minuscule, so it’s not creating much string buzz or dead spots, but I will tend to it sooner than later

octatonic

If the rocking is minuscule then it might not need doing.
Do you actually have a symptom - fret buzz, for instance, or are you just measuring, noticing that it isn't completely flat and worrying?

FriskyDingo

There's a little buzz  but nothing of note and guitar may need another set up

longjaw

Check this video out, about 7 mins in: 

Maynehead

As a rule of thumb, for any given 3 adjacent frets:

* If fret 2 rocks and frets 1 & 3 do not rock, fret 2 is high
* If frets 1 & 3 both rock, but fret 2 does not, then fret 2 is low

If you find a high fret, sometimes (but not always) a firm tap with something soft, like the plastic handle of a screwdriver, will fix it. Otherwise it’s a case of either sanding the offending fret down or a localised or complete fret level and crown.

Low frets are a lot harder to deal with, and will often need a complete fret level.

sweepy

it could need a tweak of the truss rod, have all the string been taken off in one go and the gauges or brand changed etc ?

FriskyDingo

longjaw said:

Check this video out, about 7 mins in: 

Great video, cheers for the link. 
I've sorted it be tweaking the truss rod and some slight evening of the frets. 
All is good and I'm "shredding" again