Seasonal Fret Woes

[diablo175]

As the weather has turned colder and drier, the usual issues have cropped up- wood shrinks, truss rods need tweaking and frets start to act up. So, a fret end on two different axes have protruded to the point where it's caught a string on a particularly vigorous string pull over. At the very least, it's annoying and at times painful.

So, the question (s): what's involved with addressing a protruding fret end? Can this be done at home w/ a decent set of files? Dare I try this at home? Am I better off trying to bring the humidity level in the studio up and hope that solves the problem or should I have the fret ends dressed regardless?

 

[murkat]

If they are stainless steel, going to be tedious.

thin tape covering the protruding fret and side of fretboard.

small jewel file, very precise strokes on the fret end, going thru the tape (tape should remain on fretboard wood).

file till tape is pretty much almost gone, but prior to to the wood. rinse, repeat till tape wood, fret end are pretty much level to each.

Then take some 1000, 1200, 1500 wet dry to the end of the fret.

Something like that.

Hard to describe action in words

[bubs_42]

I have given up on heating the guitar room. Its in my lower level, I just left the door off after remodeling and oak framed it in an shoved and old towel in the vent. Rooms stay warm enough and doesn't dry everything out. I keep a little black box in all the cases and gallon milk jug of water with holes punch all over the top. Nothing like the feeling of pulling a perfectly good guitar out of the case and felling the fret edges that you could not feel before.  ;( 

[diablo175]

59 minutes ago, bubs_42 said:

I have given up on heating the guitar room. Its in my lower level, I just left the door off after remodeling and oak framed it in an shoved and old towel in the vent. Rooms stay warm enough and doesn't dry everything out. I keep a little black box in all the cases and gallon milk jug of water with holes punch all over the top. Nothing like the feeling of pulling a perfectly good guitar out of the case and felling the fret edges that you could not feel before.  ;( 

I have a system in place but apparently started it too late in the season. Studio is in the basement so, without heat, it becomes rather intolerable. Therefor: heat on, humidifier set to 45% humidity and keep the damned door closed. Warm and properly humidified. Sorta have to maintain this regimen, as I keep all but one of my axes out on the stands/racks in the studio 24-7-365, unless they're going to gigs. Only then do they see the interior of a case.