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FELIX6786

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ACTION ACADEMY SERIES
« on: September 15, 2021, 11:19:08 AM »
Hi guys I have an Academy 12 and have tried many times to adjust the action...(it seems way high compared to my 812 or k22) to no avail....any suggestions? also a new taylor saddle (tusk) sanded to a lower height in the 5 and 6 strings was added and nothing...I can sand it more i guess....
Taylor K22-1988
Taylor 814-L7 2004
Taylor 855-CE-L7-2004
Taylor 12-Fret BTO 2015
Taylor 812E-2020
Taylor 812CE 12-FRET 2020
Taylor ACADEMY 12E

Frettingflyer

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Re: ACTION ACADEMY SERIES
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2021, 11:59:03 AM »
Is the action high all over or just part of the neck? Also, reference your post in the other thread, ours is not high at all.
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Dave
2014 Koa GS Mini-e FLTD (for the wife)
2004 314ce,
2014 custom GC Coco/Euro spruce
2015 Wildwood 812ce 12 fret
2016 522ce 12 fret
2019 K24ce BE
2021 322e
2017 Blackbird Lucky 13
2019 Mcpherson Sable

FELIX6786

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Re: ACTION ACADEMY SERIES
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2021, 01:23:00 PM »
10 fret up you noticed more....i've tried adjusting the rod but for some reason I cannot get it right
Taylor K22-1988
Taylor 814-L7 2004
Taylor 855-CE-L7-2004
Taylor 12-Fret BTO 2015
Taylor 812E-2020
Taylor 812CE 12-FRET 2020
Taylor ACADEMY 12E

Earl

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Re: ACTION ACADEMY SERIES
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2021, 12:06:09 AM »
Felix, it has been said many times here - sanding the saddle down is really not the right way to adjust action on the NT necks.  A Taylor-approved tech can change out the shims and get the neck angle just right.  (In a dovetail joint that reset is major surgery.  For a Taylor it is a 15 minute job).  Then he adjusts the truss rod to get the correct relief of about 0.007

There was more detail but the server dropped it and I
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Taylors:  424-LTD (all koa) and a 114ce that lives with friends in Alaska.  Low maintenance carbon fiber guitars are my "thing" these days, but I will always keep the koa 424.  Several ukulele and bass guitars too. 
*Gone but not forgotten:  a 2001 414ce, 410, 354-LTD twelve string, 314-N, 416-LTD baritone, T5 Classic, 615ce, 2006 GS-K, 1996 (first year) Baby

FELIX6786

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Re: ACTION ACADEMY SERIES
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2021, 06:36:15 AM »
Thanks a lot
Taylor K22-1988
Taylor 814-L7 2004
Taylor 855-CE-L7-2004
Taylor 12-Fret BTO 2015
Taylor 812E-2020
Taylor 812CE 12-FRET 2020
Taylor ACADEMY 12E

Frettingflyer

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Re: ACTION ACADEMY SERIES
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2021, 08:21:44 AM »
What Earl said is where I was going with this. Should be an easy fix.
Dave
2014 Koa GS Mini-e FLTD (for the wife)
2004 314ce,
2014 custom GC Coco/Euro spruce
2015 Wildwood 812ce 12 fret
2016 522ce 12 fret
2019 K24ce BE
2021 322e
2017 Blackbird Lucky 13
2019 Mcpherson Sable

Earl

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Re: ACTION ACADEMY SERIES
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2021, 10:43:28 AM »
I listed the factory action and relief specs and that getting lower usually requires saddle sanding once the neck geometry was right.  But the first fractions or apostrophes truncated an entire paragraph.  Grrrrrr.  Maybe someone not using an Apple device to post  could try again for the benefit of Felix.
Taylors:  424-LTD (all koa) and a 114ce that lives with friends in Alaska.  Low maintenance carbon fiber guitars are my "thing" these days, but I will always keep the koa 424.  Several ukulele and bass guitars too. 
*Gone but not forgotten:  a 2001 414ce, 410, 354-LTD twelve string, 314-N, 416-LTD baritone, T5 Classic, 615ce, 2006 GS-K, 1996 (first year) Baby