I've got a question for all you experts out here on MC. I recently re-fretted my Kentucky-850 with evo gold fret wire, and am very happy with the resulting flatness of the board and look of the frets. As well as scooping the Florida, cutting a new bone nut and sanding the bridge to sit better with the sound board!
But, since I've done so, I've adjusted the bridge to a higher position and found a tone that I cant go without now. its like the strings (using exp 74cm) are at the right tension, and just sounds right! the problem with that is I'm sacrificing action for this better tone. Rob Meldrums ebook on set up helped my journey a lot, and when I was setting up the action I tried the strings at his suggested height: .050 at twelfth fret, but my lowest that works on my mandolin is .110.
So, my question is: is this too high? for me, I'd definitely want it lower, but I'm no shredder. if I used heavier gauge strings would I be able to lower the action? is my fretboard at the wrong angle to my strings? thank you for input!
-Patrick Grant
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