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bonesawtheater
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bonesawtheater
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06/18/2021 6:11 pm

After hearing my strings buzz one too many times I'm wondering why frets are raised or crowned at all? Why aren't they present but flush with the fretboard?

I know fretless guitars exist, but they have no indications as to where the frets are.

Why not have guitars that have frets you can see, but not feel?