Thanks everyone (Neil, Redir, mirwa, hat, charles) for the responses. I'll definitely start slow with things and note what changes what and how.
I already use phosphor bronze strings, though I mostly use lights. I tried mediums. They do drive the top board more, but take more force to make vibrate. For me, I lose the finesse I'm used to when playing finger style. Flat picking is fine with mediums.
I'll start with the bone saddle and nut, see what changes.
After that, if I'm still wanting more, I'll slot the bridge and put some bone pins in.
I do play up the neck, so I'm not too keen on the higher saddle idea. But I might as well start high before shaving it down, just to see how the tone changes.
And then obviously, get an accurate read on the rotation and see what it suggests about the sound board's flex.
It's fine if there's nothing more to do beyond that. If altering the braces seems inadvisable or pointless, I can live with that. It's an alright guitar and plays well. Just not very exciting tonally.
I'll report back my findings.
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