On 2018-05-25 2:13 PM, gary may via OldTools wrote:
> om fretting just ONE string and plucking it, the problems elsewhere. If you
invest this kind of time in looking close, you'll probably find where the
problem actually IS, maybe there, maybe the set of the neck  maybe the height of
the bridge, often the nut needs tweaking. If you're using 'medium' acoustic
strings, try 'light' or 'extralight'---Martin extralights are heavier than the
average electric string, surprisingly.

Also just a player.

I have seen more than one guitar 'tweaked' by an amateur who filed the 
slots on the nut or adjusted the bridge in some way to 'improve the 
action' of a guitar. That's where I'd look first for an issue. How high 
above the fingerboard are the frets? Do they look worn, flattened or 
misshapen from usage? Does the fretboard show signs of heavy wear? Some 
players with strong hands , and those who play a lot, can wear 
indentations into the fingerboard, like footsteps on stairs!

Don

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