Hey guys. So I acquired 2 more guitars.
A santa fe semi acoustic and a classical from the 80's.
Now they both need some love and i need some advice. on the semi acoustic the strings are so tight that i struggle with f barre chord. You seriously need to grip this like a vice grip to get some clean tones.
I've never owned a steel acoustic so not sure if this is normal.
On my electric, you simply touch the strings for clean tone.
Can i have the same feel on the semi?
Then the classical has not been played in 20 years. It belonged to my wife's late mother. Still have string on. What worries me is that the action is almost 1cm. Its unplayable. Could it be that the the neck has bent upwards?
The saddle does seem to be too high as well.
Could these two jobs be done by a novice, or is this luthier territory?
A santa fe semi acoustic and a classical from the 80's.
Now they both need some love and i need some advice. on the semi acoustic the strings are so tight that i struggle with f barre chord. You seriously need to grip this like a vice grip to get some clean tones.
I've never owned a steel acoustic so not sure if this is normal.
On my electric, you simply touch the strings for clean tone.
Can i have the same feel on the semi?
Then the classical has not been played in 20 years. It belonged to my wife's late mother. Still have string on. What worries me is that the action is almost 1cm. Its unplayable. Could it be that the the neck has bent upwards?
The saddle does seem to be too high as well.
Could these two jobs be done by a novice, or is this luthier territory?