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RE: hijos de vicente tatay (in reply to mecmachin)
Yeah, that would make sense. It sounds like it's backbow introduced by pressure from the tangs. If it pulls out OK then you win and no harm's been done and if it doesn't then at least you'll have more data on how to proceed. Addressing it now would kind of be like flying blind, to a degree.
P.S. If you need any hints on figuring out bridge height just shout. I'm kind of wondering if I'm pushing out more suggestions than wanted, so I'll lighten up on it. I'm worried I might be taking the fun/satisfaction of discovery away, which wasn't my intention.
P.S. If you need any hints on figuring out bridge height just shout. I'm kind of wondering if I'm pushing out more suggestions than wanted, so I'll lighten up on it. I'm worried I might be taking the fun/satisfaction of discovery away, which wasn't my intention.
Without your advice I wouldnt have come so far, so please continue following my thread, and don't hesitate to give your opinion as generously as before. Thank you, very helpful. Don't worry, if I decide differntly than advised, its because I am a brickhead. In the scratch issue I agree with you, only here I have a cheap guitar with a 4mm soundboard which allows to try out some french polishing.
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RE: hijos de vicente tatay (in reply to mecmachin)
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ORIGINAL: mecmachin
placing the ruler on the higher frets, it is about 4mm over the sounboard in the bridge area. I basically have two bridges available: a classical one (8mm high) and a flamenco one (6mm high). I must chose the right one before polishing, as they have different surfaces.
I think I ll have a go with the flamenco bridge. If the neck was completely straight under tension, in order to have 3.5mm at fret 12, I should have a total height (with bone) of 7mm at the bridge. But I guess this would buzz as hell... If the neck came up 1mm (which would be better I suppose), then I could even have the bridge 1mm lower.
Ideas or hints welcome.
Maybe something interesting I remembered from the Anders documentary Simon made years ago, related to the string height over soundboard. He talks about it here at exactly 22:40 (I copied the video with time stamp few seconds before it)
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