Hello all!
I have a NS x-175 Manhattan that I've been trying to bond with for a while now. It always seems to struggle with playing in tune.
I knew the turners were somewhat notorious for being a little difficult, but that wasn't the issue. I lowered the immaculately carved nut. I futzed with the intonation eventually carving a new bridge saddle with the proper compensation for my strings. I got everything dialed in, but I was still struggling with playing in tune.
Then I realized it was the frets. They're very tall. By my micrometer they are .085" wide and .065" tall (I triple checked). For reference, medium jumbo wire is .100" x .050". That's taller than any wire I can find for say from any manufacturer (the next tallest was .057").
Besides feeling a little like speed bumps up and down the neck, the additional height was making me pull notes sharp in my more exotic chord shapes.
This size wire seems to be standard across the Newark Street line. Has anyone else found it to be an issue? If so, have you found any solutions?
Thanks for reading, and sorry if this topic is well trod ground. I did do a search beforehand.
I have a NS x-175 Manhattan that I've been trying to bond with for a while now. It always seems to struggle with playing in tune.
I knew the turners were somewhat notorious for being a little difficult, but that wasn't the issue. I lowered the immaculately carved nut. I futzed with the intonation eventually carving a new bridge saddle with the proper compensation for my strings. I got everything dialed in, but I was still struggling with playing in tune.
Then I realized it was the frets. They're very tall. By my micrometer they are .085" wide and .065" tall (I triple checked). For reference, medium jumbo wire is .100" x .050". That's taller than any wire I can find for say from any manufacturer (the next tallest was .057").
Besides feeling a little like speed bumps up and down the neck, the additional height was making me pull notes sharp in my more exotic chord shapes.
This size wire seems to be standard across the Newark Street line. Has anyone else found it to be an issue? If so, have you found any solutions?
Thanks for reading, and sorry if this topic is well trod ground. I did do a search beforehand.