mschway
Active member
OK, I'm confused. I've been a string player (frets and fiddle) for 45 years or so, but this issue has always boggled me. In this case I'll talk about my two tenors.
One is a 2005 KoAloha crown bridge, other is a 2010 Kamaka. Both are in low-G, same Aquila strings. Both have same scale length and string length between tuner and nut is similar. Both have tie-on bridges and the action is the same on both instruments (by measurement at the 12th fret).
One thing IS different, however: the Kamaka has a slightly higher bridge, by maybe 1/16-3/32" (height between face and top of saddle, not action height). I think this means the Kamaka's neck angle is a little steeper.
Yet the KoAloha plays much stiffer than the Kamaka. I would have thought that a steeper angle would yield a stiffer string feel.
Any ideas out there? Does a steeper neck angle REALLY mean looser strings?
Thanks in advance,
--Mike
One is a 2005 KoAloha crown bridge, other is a 2010 Kamaka. Both are in low-G, same Aquila strings. Both have same scale length and string length between tuner and nut is similar. Both have tie-on bridges and the action is the same on both instruments (by measurement at the 12th fret).
One thing IS different, however: the Kamaka has a slightly higher bridge, by maybe 1/16-3/32" (height between face and top of saddle, not action height). I think this means the Kamaka's neck angle is a little steeper.
Yet the KoAloha plays much stiffer than the Kamaka. I would have thought that a steeper angle would yield a stiffer string feel.
Any ideas out there? Does a steeper neck angle REALLY mean looser strings?
Thanks in advance,
--Mike