Hello, I've just bought a cheap epiphone flying V on a whim from ebay and generally it's in pretty good order apart from the wiring needs a good going over as it seems to have stood for a very very long time. It does suffer from slightly uneven frets though. Normally I'd ship it off to get it done but this guitar was so cheap that I want to learn how to do this job on this guitar. I'm pretty confident I know what to do and have a bad enough gas habit that this skill will come in handy.
From videos I know roughly what tools I need but the ones I could do with some advice on are the notched edge, the leveling tool and the file.
Am I better off going for the wudtone levelling beam and doing the job with the strings on or a notched rule and a levelling file/beam and doing the job with the strings off?
In terms of finishing the frets can anyone recommend a triangular file I can get please?
I'll be using this guy's videos as a guide...
...unless I get the wudtone beam and then the first part will be slightly different.
Looking forward to giving this a go.
Cheers,
Mark
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Personally I found it easier than a triangular file.
I think @WezV is a fan of a triangular file and he might be able to offer some advice.
The Hosco crowning file works wonders for me, I tried the Gurian file but found it incredibly uncomfortable and unsteady.
Also a stewmac fret end fule to smooth off the finger shredders.
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/61134/sarge/p1
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left in the file can either gouge a groove along the fret or chatter along it making more work.
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/61134/sarge/p1