This was an interesting repair to do. Not only was the fretboard in serious need of a fret stone/re-crown and set-up, but the instrument was also creating a sitar-type buzzing sound which was less than pleasant!
The fret stone was straight forward, taking out some fairly serious pits, then re-profiling and polishing to a crowned, smooth surface.
The next job was to fix the buzz. Typically, these sorts of sounds are generated by problems with either the nut or the bridge, and can be narrowed down by process of elimination.
The sitar sound was continuing to be created when any note was fretted, however it was eradicated when picking between a fretted note and the nut. Therefore, the bridge was the problem.
This was a pretty simple job to ultimately fix, and the guitar is back on the road and ready for action!
