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Comment by Paul 'PapaHogg' Smith on January 19, 2013 at 7:42am

Cheers John, very informative.

Comment by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on January 17, 2013 at 8:52am

Nice one John. Lots of good advice there.

Comment by ChickenboneJohn on January 16, 2013 at 9:36pm

Got some ideas for more vids..but my workload is a bit mad at the moment - a big back-log of orders to finish, several guitar making workshops to prep for both in the UK and abroad....and that's just the tip of the iceberg.....plus this effing Shanghai 'flu or whatever it is has still got a grip on me.

Comment by Slowpaw Steve T on January 16, 2013 at 9:26pm

great lesson CJ - get well soon! (-:

Comment by Uncle John on January 16, 2013 at 4:38am

Good and thank you.   I like that balance between easy fingering action and still being able to play slide.  I attempt to achieve that too.

Can you do a vid on intonation and setting it?   I have some troubles with it.   Most recently,  a planned 24 inch scale guitar.  12th fret is at 12 inches.   All the frets map out correctly.   But with the saddle at 24 inches, intonation is off.   I used an electronic tuner and experimented - at 24.5 inches, intonation  is better

the best I can achieve.

, the a G string fretted at the 5th is a C but a bit sharp.     At the 7th it is very close to an accurate D and at the 12th it is a bit sharp on the G.   Plays and sounds good, but sometimes these intonation issues baffle me.