mrMagenta -> questions on lowering action at bridge (Dec. 9 2006 4:06:36)
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Hello, I've been lurking a bit in here and I'm really impressed by the guitars, workmanship, knowledge and general attitude on this forum. Anyhow, I've made a bone saddle for the bridge of my guitar, which is a flamenco guitar in the lower price-end (Quiles). I'm concerned about the action. While practising the martillo golpe, the low E keeps (uncomfortably) hitting the top end of my fingernail (might be bad technique for the major part though). I measured the action. It was 13mm at the rosetto (bridge side of the soundhole). I've lowered it to 11mm, but to lower it further would cause strings to touch the wood of the bridge (behind the saddle). What effect would this have? Is it crucial that the strings run freely from the saddle bone to the insertion holes? I could sand the bone down at least another 3mm if it weren't for the strings coming in contact with the wood behind the slot. Another question: will lowering the action from 13 to 9 or 8mm change the intonation noticably? in that case, would it be easy to compensate in some way? Short presentation: I'm quite new to playing flamenco guitar. I'm taking lessons and working on getting a feel for the common palos and techniques. My aim is to get into the art of playing for dance and cante, as I really love the way flamenco works with those three elements. I live in Stockholm, Sweden. My real name is Zoran Dokic (not to be confused with Zoran Dukic :-))
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