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https://www.laguitars.com/
I used to take my Lowden there for a yearly set up.
I can't help about the shape I'm in, I can't sing I ain't pretty and my legs are thin
But don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to
He did great work for me and is the real thing.
https://grahamparkerluthier.com/gpl-guitar-repairs/guitar-repairs-london/
Up to a point, anyway - while it's certainly true that you can get an acoustic to play pretty close to how an electric does and sound good, they always do sound better still with a higher action and usually a tiny bit more relief, so don't be surprised if it doesn't sound quite so amazing if you improve the playability too much...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Many guitars have a re-sale value. Some you'll never want to sell.
Stockist of: Earvana & Graphtech nuts, Faber Tonepros & Gotoh hardware, Fatcat bridges. Highwood Saddles.
Pickups from BKP, Oil City & Monty's pickups.
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Our Jonathan at Feline should also be in the running.
Seriously... this thing shreds my hands up, and I can't play it for much longer than an hour. Which sucks, because there is a ton of acoustic stuff I want to work on and can't really do it.
There needs to be enough clearance to not get fret buzz and a certain amount of tension in the strings to get a nice sound, as floppy acoustic strings sound a bit weak.
I just had a fret dress, new nut, and new bridge on mine. The action is 2.5mm on the bass side and 1.7mm on the treble, this is marginally lower than before and it still sounds fantastic to me. I needed the new bridge because it's a Chris Alsop overhang jobbie (to intonate at C# standard), and being honest I fudged up the nut trying to cut it myself and cut it too low...
Basically the problem is that on an acoustic you can never get the action as low as on an electric because the top vibrates at the same time as the strings do, which reduces the clearance between the strings and the frets since the string movement is thus effectively increased. You get a loss of clean vibration and full tone before the fret buzz is actually audible as buzz, too - more so than on an electric where it tends not to be as audible through the amp.
Add to that the need to use heavier strings to get the fullest tone - not always the heaviest, in fact overly heavy strings can restrict the top movement sometimes, but bank on at least 12s to get the best tone - and you will always find it tougher on your hands. 11s can be a workable compromise depending on the guitar.
The biggest improvement you can make is usually to the nut, it's rare to find one cut well and almost unknown for it to be perfect, from the factory - and it makes a huge difference, more so than on an electric because the heavier strings are even stiffer to bend down to the frets over the short distance to the first few frets.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
http://www.okumuraguitars.com
Japanese chap who is the resident repair guy at Ivor's/the one for Santa Cruz UK repairs as well (I think) and has his own workshop in Battersea.