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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:52 am
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i've got a problem, my action is like insanely high, and i can't afford a new guitar. i've had it servaced twice, both times they lowerd it slightly (sanding down the bridge). I have a dg7 acoustic, is there any way i can really lower it? or am i just stuck with it? :?:


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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:06 pm
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The way to lower the action on an acoustic is to sand down the bottom of the saddle. I suggest buying a replacement saddle and doing the mods on that.
You want to do it slowly and make sure it is even. Once you have it sanded down so that the new saddle is slightly shorter than the original try it in the guitar. It does not take much to lower the action a lot. So do it in very small increments. Tune to pitch and play it to make sure you did not lower it too much and get string buzz.

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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:08 pm
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what happens if it do lower it too much?


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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:11 pm
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You will get string buzz and won't be able to play clean notes.

In other words you guitar will sound like crap.

Remember too that as you lower the action you are changing the length of the strings which will change intonation.

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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:15 pm
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well, now i'm scared to do it
like i said, i can't afford a new one


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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:18 pm
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That is why I said to buy a replacement saddle and use that to make the mods. That way if you do screw it up you still have a saddle that works with your guitar even though the action is higher than you like.
Replacement saddles are pretty inexpensive, usually less than $10 for a quality one.

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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:22 pm
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i feel like an idiot, but i am a beginer...whats the saddle? the bridge? :oops:


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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:33 pm
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The bridge on an acoustic guitar usually looks like a rectangular piece of wood, in a slot in that piece of wood is a cream colored piece of plastic (most acoustics come stock with plastic) that the strings sit on, that piece is the saddle.
A replacement plastic saddle would cost probably less than $2.00. A better saddle would be made of Bone and would cost less than $10.00. The bone saddle is actually easier to work with.

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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:34 pm
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k, so i just buy another one and sand it down, keeping the orginal in case i mess up?


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Yes. I have done this on many acoustic guitars and I always use a replacement saddle and keep the original in the case.

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cool, thanks


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You're Welcome.

It is very easy to do, just remember to take your time.

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Did they look at the truss rod adjustment when you had it serviced?
Althogh it's primary purpose is not to change the action a truss rod that is too loose would cause the neck to curve (twards the strings) and would make the action high.


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