Gecko -> Lowering Action-Old Negra Project (Apr. 12 2006 10:48:00)
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I have done about everything I can think of to get the action a little lower on an old negra project guitar. New, lowered saddle, shaved bridge etc. I have the action down to around 4mm, but would like to get it to 3mm. At first I thought the bridge itself was made particularly high, but comparing it with newer bridges it is not. By any measurement I can make the neck is reasonably straight with no tension on it. Strung up, under tension, with MT strings I get a little relief, about .007" using feeler gauges from about the 4th-13th fret, which to me is not excessive. This measurement was made along the top of the frets. The frets, though they have been redressed, appear to be very level as well. String height, above the top, at the bridge is 3/8", again, so I read, is not excessive, but border-line. There is no bowing in the top anywhere, particularly at the bridge. The string height at the nut, though old (the nut, is old, not the measurement) is not out of spec. I have measured it, but can't find the results right now. Regardless, I would not think that should have much of an effect on height at the 12th fret anyway, or so I'm told. Any thoughts appreciated.
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