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Originally Posted by murrmac123
I'm not going to argue with Ned either ...but I would point out that if the player is concerned about the excess length behind the nut causing the open string to ring brighter, then a simple solution is to interweave a strip of damping material ...thick rubber ...cardboard ...whatever .... between the strings behind the nut.
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Thanks for not arguing... I won't either.
Regarding the less inhibited vibration of open strings... When noticeable (and it takes a super sensitive ear to notice), the difference translates mostly as a tad twitch teeny bit extra brightness in the open strings - an extra mini bit of brightness that makes chords more "shimmery" and harmonics a bit stronger. I've never noticed a difference big enough to cause distress.
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Originally Posted by murrmac123
My view is that every possible step should be taken to make the action at the nut as low as effectively possible in order to facilitate barre chords at the lower frets.
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100% AGREED!!!