Higher up

[Zantal]

Hey been playing for a little over six months now. I am starting to use the higher frets on my mandolin. I am having trouble getting past the buzz once i reach the 11th (13 is how high i am trying to go) any tips or is it just unavoidable at that high?
Thanks lots

[TheArimathean]

Check your set up, frets may be loose, truss rod may need slight adjustment, old strings, too low action... A lot of things could be causing this, and the majority of them are fixable by a trained mando technician (or if you are a tinkerer you could attempt some of them, with care, yourself.) I regularly play up to my mandolin's 20th fret with no buzz (that I've noticed anyways), so it is avoidable.
Hope this helps