nouphar - 12-1-2007 at 03:57 AM
Hey guys,
I've measured my oud's action at the nut and bridge, and obtained the following data,
Nut - 2 mm
Bridge - 10 mm
This is too high isn't it?
I've thought on sending my instrument to a luthier, and which modifications do you think my oud should undergo to remedy this problem? I've thought on
putting an ebony veneer for example.
My oud is turkish.
Thank you.
Raby - 12-1-2007 at 08:37 AM
Hi nouphar!
The place for measure the action is at the nut and at the neck joint .
The best action is approx... Nut 0,5 mm and neck joint 3mm. Probaly you will need to sand the nut for adjust the action at the nut !
nouphar - 12-1-2007 at 10:14 AM
Merci Raby,
I've measured the action at the neckjoint and it's 6 mm.
The total would be, nut - 2 mm and neckjoint - 6 mm.
I've visited your page, it's great.
SamirCanada - 12-1-2007 at 11:59 AM
yah its way to high at the nut.
It should be just under 1 mm
Raby - 12-1-2007 at 01:10 PM
Thank for the dompliment !
Maybe you can also down the string at the bridge . Loosen the string and move the loop of the strings down at bridge !