twokatmew
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I own three ukes, all purchased from Elderly, and all came stock with Aquila super nylgut strings. I replaced the strings with fluorocarbons, and each neck has come up so that the action at the 12th fret is ~3mm now.
The nut slots on the concert were higher than I'd like but certainly within spec. I picked up a torch tip cleaner on Amazon and brought the slots down, so it's much more comfortable. Baz says adjusting the saddle is easy to do, but I'm afraid I might mess it up. My biggest concern is sanding it unevenly.
The tenor has the highest action, and the intonation is affected as I move higher up the neck. What's more, the saddle is black NuBone, so if I mess it up, I don't know how I'd replace it. I'm leaning toward chickening out and taking it in for an adjustment.
Questions: Will the necks eventually relax if I fit strings with less tension? I'm thinking of swapping the Fremont Black Lines on my tenor with Worth Browns. I realize the tension difference will be minimal, but thinking I should probably try them *before* I do anything with the saddle.
Thoughts? Advice? Thank you!
The nut slots on the concert were higher than I'd like but certainly within spec. I picked up a torch tip cleaner on Amazon and brought the slots down, so it's much more comfortable. Baz says adjusting the saddle is easy to do, but I'm afraid I might mess it up. My biggest concern is sanding it unevenly.
The tenor has the highest action, and the intonation is affected as I move higher up the neck. What's more, the saddle is black NuBone, so if I mess it up, I don't know how I'd replace it. I'm leaning toward chickening out and taking it in for an adjustment.
Questions: Will the necks eventually relax if I fit strings with less tension? I'm thinking of swapping the Fremont Black Lines on my tenor with Worth Browns. I realize the tension difference will be minimal, but thinking I should probably try them *before* I do anything with the saddle.
Thoughts? Advice? Thank you!
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