roughdiamond Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Hi am looking to do a set up on the acoustic and wondering if anybody knows what the Montana w/shop spec their neck relief at? Just trying to get a baseline to work from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I don,t believe there is ONE spec. The amount of relief is determined by your playing style and varies with every guitar and players needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughdiamond Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 Yes I understand that every guitar is different so to an owners individual preference. Perhaps I should have asked what the factory spec tolerances are within a certain range for relief before they're shipped out? Am I right in assuming a Gibson hummingbird would be a tad higher in average than say a freshly made std/ vintage series Martin 14 fret square shoulder dread with their flatter fretboard radius? I'm starting out with a straight neck and just trying to work out a starting point to work from. Of courses there are other variables at play..nut, saddle, frets and playing wear just for starters. But I assume this is nothing new to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Personal advice is never mess with a valuable guitar until much prior experience obtained.. A 'straight' neck IMO is never a good starting point Read around the subject comprehensively first before using any tools... Enjoy... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughdiamond Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 Well a totally 'straight' neck under string tension would be difficult to play? I don't know really because I don't think I ever have. My prior comments should have stated that I'm looking at my guitar under no string tension and just checking out the fret board and frets to see what work it needs. Nut and saddle are next. Top deflection just behind bridge looks ok and the rest of the top too. Like my prior thread question I'm just trying to get the guitar where I would ultimately like it to be. Whether I do some/ all the work myself or pay another person remains to be seen. At least I can get a clearer mind on how/ where things that need to be adjusted to my liking should be after experimenting. I haven't damaged anything up to this point other than wear and tear of playing. I'm not a collector. I have no warranty living outside the US. But I really like the guitar and having had a couple of set ups by well experienced highly regarded luthier, I feel the time has come to learn more to how I want it to be. Nobody knows more than your good self on how your guitar plays right? Hence I thought I'd ask what relief tolerances Gibson Montana ship out their hummingbirds with? I want to start from somewhere when I first played it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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