In order to keep the action at the nut at the optimum height for each string (to avoid contact with the 1st fret when playing the open string), the bottom of the slots has to be adjusted slightly for clearance. A small amount of clearance will prevent buzzing on open strings. For ...
Guitar for small hands Classical Guitar Strings Guitar String Numbers Guitar strings are typically numbered from 1 to 6, starting with the thinnest string and moving to the thickest. The first string, known as the high E string, is the thinnest and produces the highest pitch. It is located ...
The right height over the 1st fret is very difficult to measure so we do this by eye. The height is about the thickness of one or 2 index cards.My final step is to tune the guitar up to pitch and play all of the notes to determine whether there are any problems I have missed. ...
The stability comes from thethree points of contactin the ‘Triangulation Technique’ and once you add ‘The Sydney Harbour Bridge Method’, a 4th point of stability with your right arm, it is virtually impossible for the guitar to move or slip. Now yourclassical guitar technique is really dev...
Should I capo the first fret when measuring 12th fret string gaps? Or are the action measurements quoted in this forum (i.e., 4 mm and 3 mm for low and high E strings respectively) measured without a 1st fret capo applied?Takamine C132S, Savarez 510AR Alliance /Cantiga Normal Tension ...
There are two stationary 'nodes', roughly between the nut and the first fret, and across the lower bout near the wide point. If you support the guitar on foam pads at those points lying on a bench top it's easy to check the pitch. When the top of the headstock and the tail block...
About string action: I am (rather: my 76 years old fingers) are happy now with 3.2/2.4 measured at XIIth fret. Some very good luthiers construct their guitars with similar adjustment of string actions. Example - Kathryn Hauser viewtopic.php?t=67887 ...
Of course I have to recut the string slot in the nut. If no improvement found, or it gets worse, I can always reverse the change by sanding the bump flat again. My intonation is already acceptable at the 12th fret, and the guitar plays rather well in tune, before this change. ...