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Good to hear its getting better, fine tuning is half the fun. Just remember if you angle the neck the bridge will need to be raised again, so do it before making another bridge. I angled one of mine and it was to much bridge height and the string angle to tail was all off. Each little change effects so much. Have fun and happy holiday weekend.
Hi Michael.
I was thinking about your message and in particular the bit about the "string angle to tail" being off. On mine, when I raised the neck and bridge it increased the angle over the saddle and has boosted the volume from the under-saddle pickup, which has been a very good thing. What was off about your instrument? I ask so that I know what to look for on mine when I come to make more adjustments. Thanks again for all the really helpful info.
MichaelS said:Good to hear its getting better, fine tuning is half the fun. Just remember if you angle the neck the bridge will need to be raised again, so do it before making another bridge. I angled one of mine and it was to much bridge height and the string angle to tail was all off. Each little change effects so much. Have fun and happy holiday weekend.
I have a question. And experience with fretless ( bassist).
What wood is the finger board?
The muted effect is most likely a result of the string laying on the fretboard when fingering.
It sounde nice and tight when picked open - nice sharp edges on the nut and bridge. Fretted the string is laying on the fingerboard the width of your finger ... the nice sharp nut edge is gone. The frets give this sharp edge.
One way around this ... nice hard wood. Fretless instruments usually have fingerboards made of Rosewood ( at least) or something even harder. The string won't dig in when fretted.
Another way around this is the old fretless mountain banjo trick ... fret with a finger nail.
You can also treat the fingerboard with something to give a harder surface.
Matt
On mine the angle got too step, and the result was a bridge that wanted to tip over when under tension. I raised the end were the strings terminated and that cured that problem. Steeper is good, too steep is bad, what is the magic number? I don't know, I think it also depends on the b ridge shape, etc etc. Oh and to add to Matts advise my necks are black walnut, nice and hard so that may be helping me.
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