I’ve just acquired a very nice, almost pristine 1921 A-4. it sounds exactly like you would expect a nice old Gibson A model to sound. The frets are in good condition, but they’re the original tiny frets on the original flat bound fingerboard. The bridge is non-adjustable.
I’ve been playing a Kimble two-point with a radiused neck and much larger and higher frets. So this Gibson feels a bit harder to play beyond the 7th fret or make four string chords such as a Bm.
Would it be crazy to have a luthier to radius the neck, put in more modern sized frets and install a adjustable bridge? Or should I just leave her alone and let this nice old collectors’ piece remain intact. I’m torn What would you do?.
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