Yessir, I'd say so. If you can play yours at 4mm, you'd be a candidate for Superman's job.
Taterbug On Aug 28, 8:12 am, diptanshu roy <diptanshu....@gmail.com> wrote: > cool thanks thats 2 mm. i some how need to get mine lower i guess! > > On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 9:07 PM, diptanshu roy <diptanshu....@gmail.com>wrote: > > > 5/64 inches? > > > On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 8:57 PM, mistertaterbug > > <taterbugmu...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >> Deep, > >> I keep my action between 4 and 5/64 at the 12th. It is a compromise > >> height; just high enough to keep from buzzing(but most any mandolin > >> will buzz at the 5th fret on the G string, no matter what) and give > >> you more "pop", but still have some sustain. Of course, lowering the > >> action a little will give you more sustain and a pretty sound, but > >> less whallop when you hit a chop chord. > > >> TBug > > >> On Aug 28, 1:13 am, deep <diptanshu....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > hi guys > >> > i know lot of people play bluegrass with a high action. my eastman has > >> > quite a bit of it i think! and though i love playing it on bluegrass > >> > songs it become quite a challenge when i play swing style... > >> > i am attacting this clip which accidentally shows the action. its > >> > about 4mm at my 12th fret. may be a bit more. is that very high? or is > >> > that what many people are coping with? > > >> > my bridge is at the lowest and the nut action is fine. also my truss > >> > rod is quite tight. perhaps i can turn it another quarter or so. still > >> > there is quite a bit of neck relief. on top of that there are no set > >> > up guys in india. can anyone tell me if this action too much? > > >> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbO8zJ3ZDD4 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
