Re: action at the nut and chords
Originally Posted by
Dillon
Is there an advantage to measuring at the 1st fret with the strings depressed at the 3rd fret ...
Yes, in this amateur's opinion. The difference is that a 1st-fret measurement is unlikely to be influenced by happenings further up the neck such as relief, which is largely controlled (on most modern instruments) by the trussrod but may also change w/ seasonal temperature and/or humidity. IMHO, most 12th-fret measurements allow for some amount of seasonal variation while a 1st-fret measurement, from fretted at 3rd, is unlikely to change at all.
Rather than an actual metal feeler gauge, some might use paper or, personally, eyeball, with +3.25 reading glasses!
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