THERMO-FORMED Fret Crowning Dressing Level File Luthier Tool Stick

I loved this thing as it works great. I had 1 guitar setup for slide only as the frets are beat up and dinged beyond belief, so that's the one I chose to test this baby out on. I had given up trying to redress the frets with just a file and the guitar cost less than new fret material and the aggravation to replace them all, but it makes a terrific slide guitar. I ended up removing all of the dings without the need to roll the strip of sandpaper, I'm talking 10-12 frets that really should have been replaced. I was able to finish the frets to a very nice amateur shine using various grades of abrasive cloth. When I first bought it the main concern I was noting from others was the small number of extra sanding bands included with it, you can easily purchase more as the need arises and at a reasonable price, but given the number of truly shot frets brought back to life without the needed to roll the strip up to a fresh spot I think it will be a while before I need more. I'm now including a quick fret polish each time I clean the fret boards. A very handy tool indeed.PEACE Y'all

Though a little bit on the expensive side, this tool did a fantastic job of re-crowning the frets on a 25 year old Strat I have that needed fret resurfacing and, of course, fret re-crowning. The instrument now plays as well as it did 25 years ago. Also, I have to say that the company BigBazinga which sells this GeetarGizmos tool has a very personal touch, sending my product with a directions letter and a hand-written "Thank you" message on the bottom addressed to me by name.

This inexpensive Ibanez gio from about 2000 has had a few lifted fret ends, enough to where with a straightedge tool (i used an old credit card that I cut off part of) to see where it was not level. trying to get the lowest possible action on it and up near the neck joint any difference in fret height can make a huge difference. already tried to gently tap in with a fret setter and fret hammer to no avail. at first I thought this tool was defective as it did not have the curve on the end but was straight. I removed the sandpaper (the rough one was installed) and saw that the curve was there. Put the finest grit paper on and pushed down onto an undamaged fret and now the curve is in the sandpaper. Now it was ready, and with some patience and taping the high e string out of the way, sanding just enough, trying the string every so often, to remove the buzzing and to ensure it was level. after this, there are definite longitudinal scratches on the fret. i polished this with 2000 grit sandpaper going across the fret rather than along it. Sure, I will not do this on my expensive LP, but for this application it worked . dock a star for the not good instructions.

I got this specifically to nudge down the ends of the frets after a new classical guitar from Spain had adjusted to our dry Nevada climate. (The neck wood shrunk from moisture loss - very common here,) The frets were like little spikes sticking out all along the edge of the neck - both sides! Disaster! It wasn't even nice to pick it up, never mind play it.Well, less than an hour with this tool and a fret mask to protect the wood & finish, and my beauty is back to beautiful again. Perfecto!Seriously, very nice tool / good price / quick shipping... and enough extra / replacement belts to keep it functional forever for a guy like me, or a long time for a shop. Hard to say how to improve it.

I am not a luthier, and this little tool saved me a lot of time, money and driving around.Dressed my frets perfectly. No more burrs! Great invention.

Incredibly handy! I had a major issue with a high 4th fret (all sorts of buzz - horrible QC by Epiphone) this corrected it completely with less than 20 minutes of effort. As far as I'm concerned it's already more than paid for itself. Very satisfied! 5 stars.

No extra sandpaper, no curve, I feel like I may be using it wrong, but there were no instructions supplied so who knows. Seems like this thing might have been different a while back, but it's not any use to me now.

Nice tool for the arsenal. Not sure it will see much action for its advertised intended use. Tried it on a couple of fret ends and found it to be clunky. Have a couple of other files that have better ergonomics and ability to see work area.