Action Height vs Tone

[rick-slo]

Originally Posted by SteveS

To lower the strings at the 12th fret .032", you need to lower the saddle .062". If you take a standard saddle/bridge combination that is .500" above the soundboard, you are lowering that by about 12%. You are decreasing the energy that the top will see by about that much -12%.

What?
Forward tilting torque on bridge will decrease but not energy transferred to top. The change in torque may be good or bad depending on the particular guitar.
Rick