I have an update on this guitar that I would like to hear your opinions on.
I hadn't noticed it as I didn't play up the neck much until the other night, but I discovered that there were a few dead spots up the neck above the 7th fret. So I took it in to the authorized Taylor repair guy and left it with him for a few days for him to do a set up.
I picked it up this morning and asked how it went. He said he thinks it will be fine but there were a few surprises on this guitar.
I asked "like what?" He showed me how he puts a straight edge on the frets, 3 at a time and rocks it back and forth. All frets were even until he got to frets 7-8-9. They were uneven here and then again in 2 other places up the neck from there. He says that it could be that because the guitar went from the humidity controlled environment at Taylor, to mid America (Sweetwater) and then from there to northern Minnesota where it's been -30 with no humidity.
I asked if we needed to fix this. He says he set it up and it plays a lot better than it did when I brought it in. If I am happy with the way it plays, then it's all good. BUT if I wanted the action any lower (which I don't) then he would have to do a fret leveling procedure. I then played the guitar and the dead spots were gone and the guitar played a lot better. It was not as stiff as it was when I brought it in. In fact, if he had not told me about the problem, I would likely never have known.
So my questions are:
1. Is this acceptable on a guitar at this price point?
2. Should I just keep it? OR return it for another since I'm still within the 30 day honeymoon?
It will be curious to hear from you guys on this. I have not decided what to do for sure yet but I'm leaning towards just keeping it.
Acoustic instruments regardless of MFR have inherent issues, but on the other hand, I have guitars that do not have this problem!
