yourwhathurts69 -> RE: Finger board thickness (May 18 2023 20:06:54)
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ORIGINAL: Ricardo Congratulations on your collection, but you didn’t even tell us the actual height of the strings. If the 7mm guitars with clean action on the fingerboard were the majority then there would be nothing special, (or difficult to construct?), about the “goldilocks” set up that clearly distinguishes a flamenco set up from a classical set up. Higher than a centimeter is perfectly normal for classical guitars. Lower than 7mm on flamenco guitars I have seen many times, where your nails pop into the soundboard with each picado stroke, where you realize a millimeter thick gopleador makes a difference. The main issue is that there is a general misconception that a low action (buzzing strings)=flamenco set up, and that it is “easy” to make the Goldilocks set up happen on each instrument if desired. I don't think the rest of the setup has anything to do with my point which is that a 7mm string height may not have always been the goal. Otherwise, the builders would have made a lower bridge to allow for at least some saddle clearance. I'm only discussing flamenco guitars. There may be a preference by many today for a 7mm string height, but I have to wonder if that was always the case...
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