Ukecaster
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I have an old vintage Favilla uke, 12 fret, flush to body, no overhang.
It had the last 2 frets replaced when I got it, and both are a bit high, especially the 12th fret. The saddle is also missing, so I'm going to take it in for a new saddle. I hope to address the 2 high frets at the same time. Can the 2 frets be lowered without dressing all the others, in a full fret job? Thing is, I don't want to dump too much $ into this beater, just want to add the saddle and get it back up & running. It played and sounded fine before the saddle was lost, with the exception of notes on the 11th and 12th frets. Since I don't play up high, I'm not adverse to just pulling the 12th fret, if that will be easier and less costly.
It had the last 2 frets replaced when I got it, and both are a bit high, especially the 12th fret. The saddle is also missing, so I'm going to take it in for a new saddle. I hope to address the 2 high frets at the same time. Can the 2 frets be lowered without dressing all the others, in a full fret job? Thing is, I don't want to dump too much $ into this beater, just want to add the saddle and get it back up & running. It played and sounded fine before the saddle was lost, with the exception of notes on the 11th and 12th frets. Since I don't play up high, I'm not adverse to just pulling the 12th fret, if that will be easier and less costly.
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