My much loved mahogany top Martin 00-15, has the not uncommon issue of the belly very slightly swelling with age and the set of the neck angle vs height of the bridge no longer has enough wiggle room to shave the saddle to return it to my favoured lowish action.
I could shave a mm or 2 off the the bridge but a neck reset may be preferable. I'm aware of Dave King in Newbury but is there a recommended Luthier/repairer that I could get a second opinion from and do a reset nearer me?
North east London, Herts, Essex area preferred.
Cheers,
Cam
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As above, I've used Kenji Okumura for a neck reset before and he is very good. Turnaround times aren't quick but it's worth it.
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Shaving the bridge is for cheap guitars like 70s plywood Yamahas where the neck was glued in with something like epoxy and can’t be reset without a vastly excessive cost, or really at all.
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