SuzukHammer
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I've been avoiding it. Adjusting my Action.
But enough. I bought a beautiful Ohana CK-75CG and the action was too high. I didn't notice it in the shop. I was just happy playing the open end, cowboy positions. I got home and tried to play the higher fret area and I was like jumping hurdles hurting myself.
So I decided to make it my slide uke. HUNH???? Its way too pretty to get all dinged up with a slide.
Crazy, so I decided I'd do it. I got a cup of coffee and a flat piece of sand paper and did part of the saddle and part of the nut.
I thought I took too much off but that was because I loosened the strings to take both the saddle and nut off. Once I tightened the strings, I saw I really only went half way which is fine with me.
Never overdo it is the rule.
Most of the best action change was at the nut. I don't think I can go much further on the saddle or else I'll get some buzzing.
ANYBODY out there have any caveats on this matter before I proceed to lower it again?
I know that if you reposition the nut wrong, you will get some wild sounds. I found a gap that I had to push it back into position to eliminate the gap/wrong position.
But enough. I bought a beautiful Ohana CK-75CG and the action was too high. I didn't notice it in the shop. I was just happy playing the open end, cowboy positions. I got home and tried to play the higher fret area and I was like jumping hurdles hurting myself.
So I decided to make it my slide uke. HUNH???? Its way too pretty to get all dinged up with a slide.
Crazy, so I decided I'd do it. I got a cup of coffee and a flat piece of sand paper and did part of the saddle and part of the nut.
I thought I took too much off but that was because I loosened the strings to take both the saddle and nut off. Once I tightened the strings, I saw I really only went half way which is fine with me.
Never overdo it is the rule.
Most of the best action change was at the nut. I don't think I can go much further on the saddle or else I'll get some buzzing.
ANYBODY out there have any caveats on this matter before I proceed to lower it again?
I know that if you reposition the nut wrong, you will get some wild sounds. I found a gap that I had to push it back into position to eliminate the gap/wrong position.