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Re: Help with Clanky Frets / Fret Noise...
I might be straying outside the territory of my knowledge here, but the rest of the folks will surely correct me if I'm wrong, so here goes my 2 cents:
As the neck has a smaller radius and consequently bigger curvature, I'd image that this is what gets your G and B strings closer to the board and thus producing the effect you observe. If you align a curve with a 16" radius and one with a 15,6" radius, it's easy to see that as you move away from center (towards the edge of your fingerboard) the gap between the two becomes bigger. As you try to minimize the gap at the edges (=lower the action), you're not only moving the ends of the curve (=outside strings), but the whole of it (=all strings). This could result in comfortable action on the outside ( high and low E), but at the same time move the "inner strings" dangerously close to the frets. So far so good, but this should result in the D and G strings misbehaving... if it wasn't for the slope of the whole bridge! The action is usually higher on the bass side then the treble side, whish creates a slight slope and in my mind mind that could be the reason why the strings closest to the frets are G and B. Talk about a hyperactive imagination!
Also, to the rest of the gang: please be easy on me if I've managed to come up with utter nonsense!
I might be straying outside the territory of my knowledge here, but the rest of the folks will surely correct me if I'm wrong, so here goes my 2 cents:
As the neck has a smaller radius and consequently bigger curvature, I'd image that this is what gets your G and B strings closer to the board and thus producing the effect you observe. If you align a curve with a 16" radius and one with a 15,6" radius, it's easy to see that as you move away from center (towards the edge of your fingerboard) the gap between the two becomes bigger. As you try to minimize the gap at the edges (=lower the action), you're not only moving the ends of the curve (=outside strings), but the whole of it (=all strings). This could result in comfortable action on the outside ( high and low E), but at the same time move the "inner strings" dangerously close to the frets. So far so good, but this should result in the D and G strings misbehaving... if it wasn't for the slope of the whole bridge! The action is usually higher on the bass side then the treble side, whish creates a slight slope and in my mind mind that could be the reason why the strings closest to the frets are G and B. Talk about a hyperactive imagination!
Also, to the rest of the gang: please be easy on me if I've managed to come up with utter nonsense!
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