Subj : Back Again
To   : Neall Mercado
From : MIKE ROSS
Date : Wed Nov 08 2000 03:13 pm

"Neall Mercado" wrote to "Jenn Cowfish" (08 Nov 00  18:35:00)
 --- on the topic of "Back Again"

 -=> Quoting Jenn Cowfish to All <=-
 NM> Hello Jenn,
 JC> but since then i've gotten a 6 string acoutistic...pretty old but in
 JC> working condition - nice fret finishing and straight neck basically. I

 NM> Straight neck?  The neck should have a slight forward curve when under
 NM> tension, or what we called "relief."  This allows room for the
 NM> vibration of the strings, which forms a curve at the extreme points of
 NM> its movement.  If your neck are straight, you will not get the action
 NM> and hear some rattles from the lower positions or those from the bass
 NM> strings.

I have a Martin pamphlet which says when one holds down the bass string
at both the 1st and 12th fret together that there should be a clearance
of at least 1/64 of an inch at approximately midpoint over a fret.

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