This guitar had quite noticeable fret buzz around the 9th fret. The owner thought it might need some fret levelling.
I spotted that the action was very low for an acoustic guitar, but also that there was a marked S shape in the neck, with the dip being between the 5th fret and the neck/body joint. Truss rod adjustments improved the neck relief considerably, but lowered the action even more. I temporarily shimmed the saddle, to raise the action and then confirmed that the fret buzz was fixed. At this point the saddle was sitting on far too many shims, so after consulting with the owner, I ordered a new saddle, which I then shaved to the correct height for a reasonable action with no fret buzz. Problem solved.
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