Multiple Fretwire Heights?

[turnertj]

Hey all...

Maybe this is a completely dumb question. Has anyone used, or thought of using, different fretwire at different locations along the fretboard--i.e. using lower height fretwire after the neck joins the body? It would make the action higher there, but you I don't hang out on my acoustic above the 14th fret much. I guess with perfect setup it's a moot point, but it might give a little more leeway when setting things up?

And which fretwire are you guys using (brand, width, height?)?

Tj

[tippie53]

what may be wrong with this thinking is that the higher the fret wire the more sharp you will pull the strings and in theory , the top of the fret plane should be the bottom of the nut slot. The key to a good fret job is proper fret board prep. If the fretboard is true to the geometry of the body it is going on , the frets will be easy to get in plane . If the fret board is not preped you are going to make things more difficult that they should be.
sounds like a good idea for a video