I just (finally) got my guitar back last night -- five weeks and two days after dropping it off and being told that it would take "about a week and a half." So, my Christmas present to myself was late, not even in tiome for "Little Christmas" (Jan 6).

I was of course overjoyed after weeks of having nothing to play (except by visiting guitar stores and "test-driving"), and everything looked great -- shiny new *even* frets, and moderately low action the exact same height up and down the fingerboard. (The reason for getting the neck reset was that the action got higher and higher from nut to saddle.)

After I got it home, however, and got warmed up playing more and more freely and unconsiciously (i.e., picking harder), the top two strings started buzzing and snapping against the frets. Yikes!

Now, the luthier did provide a new set of strings, and he put on a much lighter-guage set of phosphor bronzes than I customarily use. Hopefully, this is the explanation. I currently use mediums (also phosphor bronze), and years ago when I was playing long hours on the street and developing my current technique, I even used heavy-guage strings for a year or so (for their "unbreakability"). So, I *do* hit a pretty hard upstroke with my metal fingerpicks, and probably pull those light-guage strings back like an archer's bowstring (whereas heavier strings presumably hold their position better).

The guy who did the work is *highly* reputable, and last night as I was about to leave his shop he emphasized that he stands by his work, absolutely guarantees it, and that I shouldn't hesitate to come back for further adjustments if necessary, etc. I'll give him a call, tell him what's up and that I intend to restring with my customary mediums, and that I'll bring the guitar back if I still have a problem.

If anyone out there has horror stories about this type of experience, I'm not sure whether I want to hear them...;^)