The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #89160   Message #1680034
Posted By: Richard Bridge
27-Feb-06 - 03:50 AM
Thread Name: A Surfeit of Martins?
Subject: RE: A Surfeit of Martins?
Yes Mr Mouse.

Theoretically there is only one correct forward progression (or relief) - for a given saddle height - namely the one that has the string leave the fret at exactly the same angle all the way up the neck. Likewise there is only one correct saddle height to achieve a required action height at the octave (or at the body join, that is a debatable issue) for a given neck angle (the angle of the neck block) - the same piece of maths...

and the only correct nut height is such that the action at the first fret is the same as the action open.

Stating this is simple and mechanically obvious. Achieving it is rather harder!