Post Mortem on the problem with the Miniolian. While an inspection of the soundhole revealed some chips out of the plywood ring, it seemed to have little effect on the sound and did not add any buzz. That was surprising. The saddle was radiused to roughly match the neck.
What put it right was a big tweak of the truss rod. The neck was close to flat. Added plenty of relief, which raised the action, and with a new set of D'dadario 13-56 PBs, the improvement was dramatic. Clear notes plucked or with a slide, nice dynamics. Ringing without the pinging!
I am ready for fun now!
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