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Richard Hardy
edit approved Dec 19, 2018 at 17:02
Richard Hardy
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Change strings, bring it up to tune, leave it or a couple of days. Check neck relief, change using truss rod if necessary. Change action height to preferred, by adjusting bridge/saddles height. Check intonation against 12th and 19th (and 24th if there) frets using harmonics. Re-tune. Leave to settle for a couple more days, while playing it. Go through it all again.

  • Change strings, bring it up to tune, leave it or a couple of days.
  • Check neck relief, change using truss rod if necessary.
  • Change action height to preferred, by adjusting bridge/saddles height.
  • Check intonation against 12th and 19th (and 24th if there) frets using harmonics.
  • Re-tune. Leave to settle for a couple more days, while playing it.
  • Go through it all again.

Change strings, bring it up to tune, leave it or a couple of days. Check neck relief, change using truss rod if necessary. Change action height to preferred, by adjusting bridge/saddles height. Check intonation against 12th and 19th (and 24th if there) frets using harmonics. Re-tune. Leave to settle for a couple more days, while playing it. Go through it all again.

  • Change strings, bring it up to tune, leave it or a couple of days.
  • Check neck relief, change using truss rod if necessary.
  • Change action height to preferred, by adjusting bridge/saddles height.
  • Check intonation against 12th and 19th (and 24th if there) frets using harmonics.
  • Re-tune. Leave to settle for a couple more days, while playing it.
  • Go through it all again.
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Change strings, bring it up to tune, leave it or a couple of days. Check neck relief, change using truss rod if necessary. Change action height to preferred, by adjusting bridge/saddles height. Check intonation against 12th and 19th (and 24th if there) frets using harmonics. Re-tune. Leave to settle for a couple more days, while playing it. Go through it all again.