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"Dressing frets" on a guitar is a process of leveling, crowning, and polishing the frets to ensure they’re smooth and even across the fretboard. This can help eliminate buzz, improve playability, and make bending notes smoother. Here’s a step-by-step guide: ### Tools Needed - **Fret leveling file** or leveling beam (usually with sandpaper attached) - **Crowning file** (for reshaping the frets after leveling) - **Masking tape** (to protect the fretboard) - **Sandpaper** (800–2000 grit for polishi

This guitar is apparently new and was in to have a PLEK fret dress. Upon inspection we discovered about 80% of the frets were loose like this one, popping up and down in the middle. So we had to glue and clamp each one before continuing on with dressing the frets. Loose frets like these can not only cause fret buzz, but also dead and dull notes. Either way, the issue needs to be rectified before any other fretwork can take place. #fretwork #loosefrets #guitarrepairs #guitarrepairshop #luthier |

Capoing: The 1st Fret | Tom Strahle | Basic Guitar | Easy Guitar