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Originally Posted by tadol
It feels like you’ve already spent more than enough time trying to figure this out. Getting things within 2c seems pretty darn good to me, but if it needs to be closer for you, then maybe you should try a couple different guitars and see if you can find one that meets your expectations more closely, and send this one back.
If you are planning to play in tunings lower than DADGAD, you’ll probably need heavier strings, and if you set the action too low, you’ll have other problems. You need to find a really good luthier as a starting point. But it sounds like this guitar just isn’t going to make you happy -
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2c would be great! It's the sharp 10c on the 12th fret and up on the A string that is killing me. I could live with tuning the E slightly flat to get everything else a bit closer..but the A is a bit of a deal breaker.
I went to another reputable shop today in Socal and they did a quick measurement on the relief and said it seemed okay. No value was given to me though. They said they would probably only adjust the nut to bring the action down but that probably wouldn't affect the intonation that much.
Part of me thinks I need to find a shop/luthier that to an extent cares about these fine details? Both shops I've been to have told me the same "intonation is set from the factory" and "Acoustics are never perfectly in tune." I'm not sure I've found a place that wanted to sit down and look at the problem in depth and solve it.
In any case, I think unfortunately this guitar is going to have to get shipped back. I can't really afford to be driving around to different shops and not playing a guitar that will hopefully find a fix.
Thanks all for your insight and help. If anything good pops up, I'll be sure to update the thread.