Guitar Setup Questions:

[ivan H]

Ok, here's a pic of the tailpiece that I didn't get back with yesterday, we went much later into the night than we usually practise for.
I could have got away with just the large shims & had the strings clearing the back of the bridge, but also added the smallest shims so as to have less downward pressure on the bridge. As well as the plain strings being clearer, I noticed that the wound strings also are & clean, they have more of that piano string twang thing happening.
The bridge intonates properly with no saddles at extremes of travel. I turned the 3 saddles on the wound strings around as it doesn't need them around the other way. Oh, just to inspire you with the gold top with covers Robert
Cheers

 

[Inspector #20]

NICE!!!!!

 

[JohnnyGoo]

Yes nice

 

[Inspector #20]

Ok, here's a pic of the tailpiece that I didn't get back with yesterday, we went much later into the night than we usually practise for.View attachment 4878
I could have got away with just the large shims & had the strings clearing the back of the bridge, but also added the smallest shims so as to have less downward pressure on the bridge. As well as the plain strings being clearer, I noticed that the wound strings also are & clean, they have more of that piano string twang thing happening. View attachment 4879
The bridge intonates properly with no saddles at extremes of travel. I turned the 3 saddles on the wound strings around as it doesn't need them around the other way. Oh, just to inspire you with the gold top with covers RobertView attachment 4880 View attachment 4881
Cheers

I am inspired!

In fact...I have gold covers on hand, but would need to swap thr other hardware to gold...

 

[smitty_p]

In answer to the poll question, "Is a full and comprehensive setup on a brand nee [sic] guitar reasonable?" I would answer with, "It depends."

I would expect the guitar to leave the factory set up to that manufacturer's specs for that guitar. However, that is the starting line, not the finish line.

I would not necessarily expect the manufacturer's specifications to be suitable for me. So, depending on how close those specs are to my preferences, I may still need a setup.