Acoustic Guitar Neck Reset

acoustic guitar neck reset
Guitar neck warped.?

I have this Harmony acoustic steel string guitar that I just learned to play on. I just figured out recently that the action is waaay too high. At the 12th fret 6 string the string base is like 2cm off the fretboard. I learned on this thing and boy did I get callouses. So anyway, now I play my mom’s old nylon guitar which is like butter… but I still want a steel string to play. Should I bother getting the neck reset or just buy a new one? And if so, can I have some recommondations on affordable good quality steel strings?

From my experience changing the action on a guitar is fairly hard to do, and should not be attempted without knowing what you are doing. There is a truss rod running the length of the neck that can be tightened and loosened in the guitar. But I would get a good guitar tech if you like the sound and drop 20-50 bucks on getting it fixed. Good luck- by the way callouses are a good thing!! I played till my fingers bled on a steel string, and I dont even use a pick. Oh yeah… Then get a guitar humidifier to put with it to keep the guitar from getting bowed again by drying excessively.

1964 Martin Guitar Restoration Repair Part 1 Neck Removal


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