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Location: here, there and everywhere | Hi, I've been checking you guys out for a while and this seems like a great site. Congratulations to all of you.
Now my question;
I have an old Ovation cutaway and want to learn to play higher up the neck but the action seems too high. Should I pull out one shim or two from under the saddle?
The company I work for has recently been through a downsizing and I now find myself home all day without much to do. Might as well relearn the guitar. It does make the wife and rest of the family a little crazy but I am the man of the house so I do what I want. And I want to play guitar! |
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Location: NJ | Whatever you take out from under the saddle will lower the action by HALF that thickness at the 12th fret. Use that as a "guide" . . .
(Or, just trytaking ONE out & see if that's enough)
Welcome!btw |
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Location: NJ | ". . but I am the man of the house so I do what I want . ."
btw;
g'LUCK with THAT little premise . . |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | .
Welcome to the 'hive'!
Originally posted by Trailer Trash:
I am the man of the house Trailer Trash ... house... 
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Originally posted by Trailer Trash:
... but I am the man of the house so I do what I want. Me, too. Until the woman of the house tells me otherwise. |
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Location: Las Vegas, NV | ". . but I am the man of the house so I do what I want . ."
Me, too, as long as I get permission first... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Are you my neighbor? |
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Location: here, there and everywhere | OK, maybe I went a little overboard. I do what I want around the house as long as the wife approves.
Thanks for the answers about the shims. I guess I'll take one out and see what happens. Do you think it's a good idea to put on thinner strings at the same time? I have a package of new Martin strings which I think are supposed to be pretty good ones. |
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Location: here, there and everywhere | I'll pull a shim out when I get around to restringing the guitar this afternoon. I got to have my wife drive me downtown to the court, a little unfinished business, and I'll get to it later. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Stupendously Associated:
the court, a little unfinished business Like changing your user name from Trailer Trash to Stupendously Associated? |
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Location: big island | from "caravan rooubishe" to "trailer trash" to a mock of glenn's old handle, "amazingly detached". |
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Location: Jet City | here, there, everywhere, and everyone. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by Stupendously Associated:
I got to have my wife drive me downtown to the court, a little unfinished business. This raises an interesting question concerning your Driver's License.
(...or lack there of) |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Originally posted by lanaki:
from "caravan rooubishe" to "trailer trash" to a mock of glenn's old handle, "amazingly detached". I'm waiting for Bipolar to make an appearance. |
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Location: NJ | . . . and that Double-D chick . . . |
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Location: Jet City | Originally posted by Stupendously Associated:
I got to have my wife drive me downtown to the court, a little unfinished business... Watch out for those Maricopa County court rooms. I hear the prison industry is second only to tourism in that state. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | The Sheriff\'s Office there has a pretty unforgiving website also. |
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Location: Jet City | "Mugshots reflect bookings within the last 3 days. Individuals booked prior to that time will not be displayed."
WHEW, I won't be in there then. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Those pictures are never flattering. And the typeface for the numbers, so boring........ |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Originally posted by cholloway:
The Sheriff\'s Office there has a pretty unforgiving website also.
Don't think I was arrested in Phoenix, but y'know...
At least I do Not check the Obituaries. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by Damon67:
Originally posted by Stupendously Associated:
I got to have my wife drive me downtown to the court, a little unfinished business... Watch out for those Maricopa County court rooms. I hear the prison industry is second only to tourism in that state. |
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| and I missed all this? cool.... :cool:
CR aka etc, etc, etc,........
just what is your particular and specific gripe with me?
just wondering.
Thanks,
btw... we sold the trailer, :p
I haven't been to court in over 8 years, and I turned myself in and plead guilty, and served my time like a man on that one, which was simple vop on an old dwls..... on a 10 yo dui charge.. I'd like to see you do a couple of months in Sharpes and on the Farm you might grow up a bit.,
so... here there and everywhere man...
Bite Me!
or at least tell me what's up your craw.
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Location: Texas | look at the mug shots for the day - Dang - there is a lot of drinking going on in Maricopa county :eek: |
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Hi There! Newbie with a question
