RE: Volume and lowering the action

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Fitna A.

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Joined: Jun. 5 2007
From: The Netherlands

RE: Volume and lowering the action (in reply to Ricardo)

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Also, low action guitars even with high bridge are not always loud, probably because when the strings buzz by hitting the frets, the oscillation is not allowed to be so efficient. (?) So, I think the neck/fingerboard angle and height has something to do with it too. Meaning, these guitars with raised fingerboard and super high bridges, are not super loud guitars (like Humphrey millenium). So higher tension strings regain volume on low action guitars. Anyway, just my thoughts, not based on any real physics.

ok intresting. I never played high-bridged low actioned guitars.
Maybe in that case, the attenuation of the fretbuzz will cause the decrease of volume.

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Anyway, just my thoughts, not based on any real physics.

In my situation - because a lack of experrience no thoughts, just te physics

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 22 2007 10:01:51

bahen

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RE: Volume and lowering the action (in reply to Anders Eliasson)

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Ok, I see now. So the break angle behind the bridge is not necessarily the thing then. That makes more sense based on experience. I have seen guitars with shallow break but high action that are still louder than guitars with a steep break and very low action.

What's the break angle?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 23 2007 3:12:20

Ricardo

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RE: Volume and lowering the action (in reply to bahen)

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ORIGINAL: bahen

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Ok, I see now. So the break angle behind the bridge is not necessarily the thing then. That makes more sense based on experience. I have seen guitars with shallow break but high action that are still louder than guitars with a steep break and very low action.

What's the break angle?

The angle the string makes between the Bone saddle, and the tie block (top of the bridge). A lower bone, makes a less steep break angle. Hope you can visualize it.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 23 2007 6:53:59