Do your ever getta bad or unimpactable ski-jump on ya les paul ?

[hopkinwfg]

Howdy !! Much concern over the necks on our beloved Les paul... be it standard or even the reissues.... do the folks here ever getta bad ski-jump on ya heel frets?

how bad is it and does the ski impact on your playing with low string height setup?

What are the ways to prevent ski jumps and any tips to slowly gradually remedy the ski without any filling and invasive procedure ?

I recently brought my R7 BB for a checkup with some inner frets buzzing and i was told it suffer a bad ski-jump which eventually my local luthier was kind enough to show me .... that was it.. it has to go with fret leveling... and probably these frets wont ever be the same....

I just thought with a relief being introduced wont the truss rod be tilting causing some stress outwards towards the ends of the neck which ended up a ski jump eventually?

 

[Any Name You Wish]

It is not terribly unusual for LP frets over the body to lift a bit relative to the other frets. I good fret leveling and dress will take care of it (this is all assuming the truss rod is adjusted correctly). If done correctly it will play and sound as good or better than new. Nothing to worry about.

The cause of this condition is debatable. My theory is too much humidity for a prolonged period of time and then a drying out period in low humidity.

 

[hopkinwfg]

It is not terribly unusual for LP frets over the body to lift a bit relative to the other frets. I good fret leveling and dress will take care of it (this is all assuming the truss rod is adjusted correctly). If done correctly it will play and sound as good or better than new. Nothing to worry about.

The cause of this condition is debatable. My theory is too much humidity for a prolonged period of time and then a drying out period in low humidity.

I was just thinking if i could ever set the truss rod to neutral with the ski board up does it ever cures if i were to introduce some humidity back and slowly to a drier condition hoping it could move back to its good or rather good state ?

 

[Any Name You Wish]

The truss rod won't be affected (unless there is something wrong with it already). Not sure what you mean by "neutral" but you should be able to adjust the neck relief now and after the fret leveling. Humidifying or drying the guitar won't fix it and likely to make things worse. A simple fret level and dress is not a big deal (I bought the tools and learned how to do it myself not long ago).

 

[hopkinwfg]

I rather think it could be the truss rod ? The bow effect with the strings tension could move the neck inwards with relief wont it also stress up the far end in an upwards motion ? But a big company like Gibson shouldnt they have acquire good stable wood that stands rigid against any humidity or least wood with least rection to moisture? Thus the claims on roasted neck and body was introduced?

I own a preowned 2001 era 57s and i guess it should be stable enough after 20 odd years but it could have been caught up witht this issue when the first owner acquire it... i recieved it with a rather high set string action ... but i remember i brought it down to 1mm treble and 1.5mm bass when it revealed its flaw....

My luthier suggested on a leveling with slight relief which also makes me puzzled to why it shouldnt be straight.... i was just thinking could this 20 odd year old wood still reacting to moisture in the air after i get it done with leveling on the frets down...?