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Thread #164930   Message #3952400
Posted By: Backwoodsman
24-Sep-18 - 01:54 AM
Thread Name: Chord Req: Guitar Strings too high - best fix?
Subject: RE: Chord Req: Guitar Strings too high - best fix?
Don, have you run a straightedge along the F/B to see where it lands on the bridge? If the neck is correctly set, it should hit the bridge on or around the top of the bridge (the wooden part, not the saddle). If it hits more than a couple of millimetres or so below the top of the bridge, it's likely that the body is folding and you're into reset territory.

And I agree with Gillymor regarding Frets.com - Frank Ford is a brilliant source of information for luthiery.

You might also want to check out Bryan Kimsey's luthiery Pages - http://www.bryankimsey.com/music/lutherie.htm