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Although I ordered a Deering Smile Bridge in 11/16 inch height, I'll probably, for the time being, leave the 5/8 inch Smile Bridge the banjo came factory-installed with as I'm getting used to playing it at this height. I did say the action was acoustic-guitar-like low but let me modify that statement with this banjo is setup at an almost electric-guitar-like action height, and with no fret buzz even with a moderately aggressive clawhammer technique. This is a testament to Deering's great quality control and factory setup, and let me also say that Barry Waldrep at Banjo.com, the world's largest Deering dealer, may have done his thing, too, in setting-up this great banjo when installing the free railroad spikes!