jshelton5040 -> RE: Re-planing the fretboard to correct string height (Feb. 6 2018 22:30:08)
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It's not a big deal to alter the fingerboard. Just pull the frets, make a sanding plank which is flat on one side, put 80 grit self stick sandpaper on it and change the taper. You can attach a sacrificial spacer to the sound hole end of the fingerboard to support the sanding plank to make sure you're removing more wood from the nut end. Once it looks right just sand it flat, put the strings on and check for warp. If the warp is slight fret it and be done, if it's severe you need to bend the neck upward from the nut and sand flat so when you release the bow you've created there's an arch in the fingerboard to compensate for the warp. Sounds complicated and it is but if you think about it, it will make sense. We've done this many, many times over the years.
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