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Guitar Repair #553-#554 - Setup - Alhambra Mengual & Margarit Mod. 10Fp Pinana / Manuel Rodriguez e Hijos Mod. E - Flamenco

Alhambra Mengual & Margarit Mod. 10Fp Pinana
This flamenco has a neck angle similar to an acoustic guitar.
Are your flamenco as such too?
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 I calculated for 3 walnut shims, but the saddle was almost tipping over
when it was shimmed. In the end I used 2, which is also fine.
Just that forte playing need be ponticello to sound clean, avoiding fret buzz
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 Savarez Juego T50R
Restored
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 Manuel Rodriguez e Hijos Mod. E
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After
The saddle looks square on top,
but later you'll see the compensation for individual strings
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 After
 Before- the saddle had a strange dish in the middle
After- corrected slope to mirror the fretboard's
 This guitar had some intonation issues.
Here, individual points where the string sits on the saddle
is custom shape to intonate D'addario EJ45C (with the composite G string) perfectly.
 Here's the finished saddle
 Here it is in action
 D'addario EJ45C
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Restored