Comments on: What Is Fret Sprout (And How Do You Fix It?) https://guitarniche.com/guitar-fret-sprouts/ Guitar Tech Tutorials, Guides and Printed Products Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:58:24 +0000 hourly 1 By: Steve B. https://guitarniche.com/guitar-fret-sprouts/#comment-22 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 02:02:46 +0000 http://guitarniche.com/?p=1559#comment-22 In reply to chris.

Hi Chris, if you’re talking about the finish on the side of the fretboard, yes, see if you can seal up the finish to prevent moisture penetration and de-lamination. Just be careful of course.

]]> By: chris https://guitarniche.com/guitar-fret-sprouts/#comment-18 Fri, 27 Nov 2015 02:40:09 +0000 http://guitarniche.com/?p=1559#comment-18 After cleaning up my fret ends i have a few places i filed slightly into the finish, when i first began i got abit deep till i practiced a while lol would you suggest just polishing it up or a quik swipe with a laquer or glue to prevent any damage or drying out

]]> By: Steve B. https://guitarniche.com/guitar-fret-sprouts/#comment-14 Tue, 17 Nov 2015 17:06:43 +0000 http://guitarniche.com/?p=1559#comment-14 In reply to Dave K..

Lol! good points both.

]]> By: Dave K. https://guitarniche.com/guitar-fret-sprouts/#comment-13 Tue, 17 Nov 2015 13:25:08 +0000 http://guitarniche.com/?p=1559#comment-13 In reply to Steve B..

Hammers have specific – limited – applications. An attempt to hammer the fret sideways could easily blow out the side of the bed of the fret board, and Gorilla glue isn’t colour-matched. Just saying…

]]> By: Steve B. https://guitarniche.com/guitar-fret-sprouts/#comment-12 Mon, 16 Nov 2015 23:17:24 +0000 http://guitarniche.com/?p=1559#comment-12 In reply to Scott Mc\william.

Not my first choice although a hammer will work on many other things – even people! The excess material needs to be removed completely whereas a hammer would simply squish things around. In fact, if you tap a protruding fret from one side of the neck there’s a very good chance it will rail across the slot allowing the excess to come out the other side. Fender used to use a similar “sliding fret” process on their production line many years ago where the frets were literally shoved in from one side of the neck; a skilled worker could fret an entire neck in just a couple of minutes!

Cheers!
S.

]]> By: Scott Mc\william https://guitarniche.com/guitar-fret-sprouts/#comment-11 Sat, 14 Nov 2015 23:39:05 +0000 http://guitarniche.com/?p=1559#comment-11 Great article. Steve I have heard of people fixing this type of problem with a fret hammer. Any thoughts?

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