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Old 12-21-2020, 02:21 AM
Victory Pete Victory Pete is offline
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Originally Posted by M Hayden View Post
Martin makes(AIR) three bridge heights to deal with this

Necksets are variable, and some are higher and some lower.

The different bridge heights simplify mass production by essentially increasing neck set angle tolerance - every neck doesn’t have to be x angle, every time; they can + or x- a bit, and do ok.
Right, I had a D-42 with a thick bridge resulting in a very low saddle with a low break angle. It did have the magic 1/2" clearance from soundboard to strings though.
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