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Old 06-08-2007, 10:22 PM
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I think many guitar makers angle the neck with the headstock more towards the back of the guitar. Then a higher saddle is required to keep the action from being too low. The advatage of this method is that over time the neck will be pulled up by the string tension and that higher saddle can be lowered to keep the action like it was when the guitar was new.

Taylor doesn't have to be so concerned about setting the neck angle this way because of the bolt-on NT neck. If the action starts to get high the neck can be reset by a qualified Taylor guitar tech for about $70 and the saddle doesn't need to be adjusted.

A neck reset on most other guitars is a tedious and somewhat risky process that costs over $300 since the neck and fingerboard must be un-glued from the body and top.
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