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Location: south east Michigan | Ref: non-electic Balladeer circa 1971.
Brief history....I had the neck adjusted within the first 4 months. Over the years I have removed all the shims and have taken material off the saddle itself. Currently there is about the width of a nickel from the low E string to the bridge. I have not had to make any adjustments in the saddle in over 15 years. The action is very playable.
Now.....until I found this board I did not know that the lack of string angle at the saddle can affect the sound quality. Is a trip to a good guitar doctor for a neck adjustment a solution for this?
I love the way it sounds now. In searching for a second guitar I have not found a better sounding instrument in it's class. Will a neck adjustment make it sound (dare I ask)...even better????
Brad
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| From your description, sounds like the guitar will be needing a neck set. If you have a high action, and a low saddle, thats a pretty good indication.
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | Brad, if you like it the way it is right now, both the action and the sound, I wouldn't touch it. Sounds like "the planets are aligned"! :)
Roger
1976 Applause AA14-4 6-String
2001 Adamas 1598-MERB Melissa Etheridge 12-String
2003 Celebrity CC01 Spruce Top 6-String |
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Location: south east Michigan | Mike,
The action is fine.
Roger,
Yep, I thought that too. If it's not broken, don't fix it.
Thanks guys.
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Speaking of saddles.....
