Measuring Neck relief
Maybe a 'newbie' style question,but,nevertheless it's something that i haven't needed to do before - so i'd rather ask & do it right - How do you measure the relief in a mandolin neck ?.
I'm not sure on this point,but i think that i've read that you fret the G string at the 1st fret,& then again at the 12th fret,& then look at / measure the gap between the underside of the strings & the fret 6th or 7th fret. There should either be a very small gap, say .002" / .005" or no gap. Is this right ?.
The reason that i ask is that the action on my Weber seems a tad high. It's either in need of a Truss Rod adjustment,or the bridge needs lowering. As the bridge bottomed out years back,it's a sandpaper job on the areas where the thumbwheels sit.
Many thanks for any info.
Ivan
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