Hello!
I have a 35-year-old Kentucky KM-200S. It was my first mandolin before I took a brief (30 year) hiatus from the instrument. It's developed quite a bow over the years (no truss rod) from sitting under full tension in the attic. But it still plays ok so I'm using it as my "beater."
Because of the bow, when playing the E course (and only the E course) at the 11th fret, the strings ring at the 12th fret. I assume I need to file down the 12th fret a bit if I ever want to play that D# at the 11th fret (and I do love D#. Especially since I cannot play it on this mandolin at the 11th fret!)
Rob Meldrum's delightful ebook does not discuss filing frets and I have no idea what is involved. I certainly don't want to invest much money in this mando.
What can I do to lower a fret and not destroy my beater?
Thanks!
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