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Post by zak71 on Jan 28, 2015 11:59:59 GMT
it doesn't need a neck reset It most certainly does if the string height you desire requires a ridiculously tall bridge.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2015 12:28:15 GMT
Be careful with this advice too... But, maybe the truss rod needs adjusting? If so, set the saddle so it is sufficiently under the palmrest. Then, by adjusting the truss rod a bit, you can lower the action a bit too. I did this on an unplayable new 'vintage' guitar last year. It took a fair bit of adjusting in the end, but the action was lowered sufficiently for me to be able to move it on to a satisfied buyer. TT
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Post by snakehips on Jan 28, 2015 12:40:52 GMT
Hi again !
Michael is right in saying that without seeing the guitar in person, it is very difficult to see what is at fault, if anything. Of course, I am assuming the guitar neck angle was always fine BUT it may have shifted since. I thought the prototypes and "Seconds" were mainly sold at a reduced price because either the finish was not to the perfect standards Michael wants (and good on him for that !) or it had a finish not destined to be the final production version. In case anyone sensed me having a dig, I wasn't. The fact remains that domething doesn't seem right - and as I sold Alex the spare NRP biscuits, I feel a sense of duty to follow the story and offer my own thoughts to him.
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Post by Michael Messer on Jan 28, 2015 13:22:03 GMT
Hi Snakehips,
The MM prototypes all vary, but all are playable instruments. This guitar was an experiment by the factory to make a deep bodied guitar. It is not flimsy as it is proper thick plywood, I think it is 5.5mm top, back and sides. It could well have moved as I didn't touch for a long time, but I am always very careful when advising people via the Internet.
Alex I do hope you can find a solution. I guess that if it is sounding great as it is now, you could consider these options; raise the coverplate with a ring of plywood, or remove the handrest which is soldered onto the coverplate.
Shine On Michael
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Post by pete1951 on Jan 28, 2015 13:50:48 GMT
an action of about 2.5mm-3mm and it plays clearly and sounds good to me (playing without the coverplate on), 2 Things 1) Are you still using the strings it came with? If not, AND you have restrung with 012 top string or lighter (most of MM guitars come with strings on the heavy side to give the best slide sound) then I would think the truss rod will be too tight and the neck will have a back-bend.(Do you know how to check a guitar for a back-bend?) This would give buzzing mainly on the lower frets and the action would be too low. 2) Stinging without a cover-plate can put too much strain on the cone. The cover-plate can lift the tail/p. so without it the angle is too great. PT This is your guitar and you can do what you want with it, however learning by trial and error you could do a lot of damage... so go slow, keep asking questions and try to find someone who can help ,resonators are not the same a `normal guitars` your local guitar repairer may not know anything about them. I have worked for many years as a repairer and only had 3 or 4 pre-war resonators brought to the shops I work for!( there are several people who have posted on this thread who would see what was wrong if they had the guitar in front of them )
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Post by rickS on Jan 28, 2015 15:58:42 GMT
This is probably superfluous, but is there any possiblity that the trussrod is over-tightened? I've encountered this occasionally on new guitars, & it has the same effect as too much neck-angle ( + fret-buzz, invariably ), & sometimes a slight loosening of the TR will help..
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Post by rickS on Jan 28, 2015 16:00:32 GMT
apologies, have just spotted that I've duplicated Deuce's & Pete's posts..
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Post by washboardchris on Jan 28, 2015 18:18:51 GMT
My local Hardware shop has some tiny spring washers, if you can get them where you are try putting one between the cover plate and the body to raise the cover plate up a bit.If you want to try this & cant find them in your area let me know and I will send you some. I have seen this done on a try plate to raise the cover plate. I think that they are small enough to not be visible & being sprung wont vibrate.
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