Recent content by Imperial Tim

Hi, all! We are The Pickensaw Brothers out of Gainesville Fl. We have been playing fiddle tunes together for a few months and we're hoping to share our music with more people. Hope y'all enjoy!! https://youtube.com/@thepickensawbrothers?si=YauqHDqOampwHV-r

Thanks guys, I'm getting closer. I put some masking tape under the nut and that has helped. Im still not sure the head height/angle is right. Should the fretboard be parallel with the body or should it have a slight angle to the front or rear of the body? My current shim has the neck going...

The current shim is a half shim at the rear of the pocket, closest to the bridge. This shim extends the full width of the neck pocket from the heel to half way to the front of the pocket. Other shims placements resulted in lower action but more unplayable. I have never had to shim a neck, so...

Relief is currently almost flat, barely perceptible bow (in the correct direction). String spacing at last fret between the top of fret and bottom of sting is about 3mm on the bass side and 2mm on the treble. This is as low as it will go before buzzing occurs, the saddles are at their bottom...

Hi all, just finished this kit build from Pitbull Guitars. I upgraded the tuners and pickups, performed a full fret job, and I am really loving it, except...I can't get the action low enough. I have adjusted plenty of truss rods before and usually have no difficulty getting a nice low action...