A few questions:

1. Relief at 7th fret?
2. Action at 12th fret for E2 and E4?
3. 1st fret clearance for all strings?
4. Have the frets been rocked for high frets?

We follow a procedure for initial string-up for acoustics similar to the following:

- Set relief (usually 0.004-0.006); let things sit overnight
- Set 12th fret action 0.010" high (e.g., 0.105/0.075 for strong strummer)
- Set 1st fret action (this is nut action...E2 0.020"/0.018"/0.016"/0.014"/0.012"/E4 0.010")
- Reset 12th fret action to desired action
- Tweak nut action to final clearances (.002-.004 lower depending on player preference and technique)
- Let things sit 24 hours, then re-tweak anything that has shifted.
- At that point, bring the player back in for final setup.

Both Mr. Morelli and the boss just go for a set of numbers in their head, setting things such that they settle to the final desired numbers after a few hours or days. I have to use the step-wise approach, hoping to make the sort of correlations which eventually will allow me to pull off the same stunt. Both gentlemen subscribe to the 10,000 hour rule of competence (five years of full-time, 2080 hour per year effort and study), which likely translates into a few hundred set-ups before gaining basic competence (perhaps the 4000 hour mark) and a thousand or more setups to achieve reasonable mastery.

Make sure when cutting the nut slots that they are ramped , i.e. they slope towards the tuners.
Similar for the saddle, ramped at the back of the saddle, more ease the front of it, not so much round it.

Have not been notching the saddle Thoughts ?

Who said anything about notching saddles?

guess i read that wrong .

I don't notch the saddle although over time the strings will wear a bit of a notch in them so folks might think they were originally made that way.

Had one that had a similar situation . Neck was starting to warp slightly .

My neck does move when I pull tension. I’m going to try and counter it with truss rod later this afternoon.
The dimensions aren’t too thin, in not sure why it bows


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One im talking about was twisting at the nut sightly at the 1st string . High E had to remove the fret board level neck back out ( sanded and added carbon fiber ) then reset fretboard .