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Old 02-27-2023, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Sage Runner View Post
Arch tops are a kick for sure. I have 4–all Vintage. Love playing them. Playing A Tops expands my approach to playing and creativity. Hard to say why the previous owner sold it, but in my 43 years of buying old Vintage guitars. 99% of the time I was able to fine tune them and make huge improvements in tone and playability. Even most New Guitars are most often set up crappy. Learning to Do your own Work has its rewards. Best! Sage
Amen to that!

The guitar is playing pretty darn well now, and the neck is nice and straight.

Eventually I plan to bring it to a pro for some fine-tuning. I'd like to get a new nut cut for it with tighter string spacing - the replacement nut has the bottom E slot cut too far to the edge, and the string sometime flops off the edge of the fretboard at the first couple of frets if I'm not mindful. I'd also like to have the original frets dressed, because there is some buzzing in the higher registers. But these are all minor issues!
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