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Razbo
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Razbo
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06/21/2010 6:46 pm
Would one's perception of the action on a scalloped fretboard be that it is high? My Strat's got jumbo frets and the action "feels" high even though it is 1/32 (a tad lower than the 3/64 I normally set on my guitars).

With the jumbo frets, I barely brush the fingerboard when the note is fretted, so I'm thinking scalloped might feel similar.

I was reading some postings on a board a while ago where someone had experimented with the perception of stiff action. There was no true reconciliation between perceived bendability vs. the actual tensile resistance. Too bad I forget where that was, it was an interesting article.
...so ever since then, I always hang on to the buckle.