Hey Everybody,
I just refinished my 12-fret D-Hole Altamira guitar and had a "professional" do the stripping. He also volunteered to do some fret work without me requesting this. I believed he must have replaced the first fret with a fret of the wrong size because I now see that fret sits higher than the nut and is larger and taller than the other frets, making the guitar unplayable. I'm thinking a quick fix would be just to take out that fret, as I seem to recall folks saying that the first fret is irrelevant in these gypsy jazz guitars. I've contacted this professional and am waiting to hear back from him. But in the meanwhile...do I really need this first fret?
Please advise.