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Old 11-30-2017, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Theleman View Post
I did it, and the neck seems only very slightly bowed - doesnt look bad.
For the gap between the strings and frets, it is really tiny at the beginning of the first fret, but gradually hightens and the highest is at about 10th fret about 1.5mm. So from 7 - 10 fret it is at that space. From 13th fret lowering to almost touching at the fret next to the last one.

Great info. Thanks.
A 1.5mm gap is pretty large, suggesting a neck bow. There should be very little clearance between the string and frets when fretted at both ends like this. Still, 5-6mm action with little saddle showing is a lot, so it could be a combination of issues.
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