I'm absolutely in love with the sound of this guitar (as expected), but I do have some issues with the action. I currently have the bridge lowered down as far as it will go and the action is still a little high, especially on the upper frets. It came strung with some round wound 10-46 D'Addario strings and I've restrung it with a set of Pyramid 10-42 flatwounds. I thought perhaps the slightly lighter gauge (at least on the low end) might help with the action, but it still could stand to be a little lower.
I'm wondering if there's something that I'm missing about getting the bridge any lower? Would a vintage bridge be any shorter at the saddles than my 12-saddle replacement that's on here? Also, the screws that hold the base plate (not sure if that's the proper term) beneath the bridge do not sit 100% flush, which means that the bridge can't sit in complete contact with the plate underneath. In other words, it's more resting on the screws (slightly). You can see a slight gap in the photo below.
I thought perhaps that I could reduce the relief in the neck, but when I took off the TRC, I realized that I'm not sure exactly how I'm supposed to adjust the truss rods. On other guitars, I typically use a nut driver and that is also what I looked up for this guitar, but as shown here, there is no space between the nut and the headstock. Is that normal for this model?
One final thing that I noticed is that the neck angle isn't what I'm used to from other guitars. When viewed from the side, the neck travels "uphill" relative to the guitar top (with the top being considered level). From researching the forum the last few days, it seems like that isn't unusual, but in some cases where is it too extreme, a neck reset has been performed. I'm really hoping to avoid that, but would welcome any opinions.
Anyway, sorry for such a long post as my first post on the forum. I've already learned a lot from some of you via your previous posts. Glad to be here!
