Aadi -> RE: Raised/Angled Fretboard (Jan. 16 2010 21:18:18)
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The fretboard is normally angled, relative to the plane of the top, in some way. It's visible on that Marvi because he's elevated the fretboard and you can clearly see the slope of the cedar. This is not the same as what is usually meant by "elevated fretboard" on a classical guitar, and does not necessarily raise the saddle height--the distance between the strings and the top is decreasing along the neck. The fretboard is elevated to provide better access to frets 12+, not to alter tone or action. Guitars without elevated fretboards typically have an angled string path as well, the difference being that the fretboard itself is sloped. Some people set the neck in the same plane as the top then plane a slope into the face of the fretboard and others angle the neck forward of the top and plane a slope into the underside of the fretboard above fret 12. The result's the same in the end. Low action is possible with any method.
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