sting adjustment

[whyareyoualive]

how do you ajust the height of strings on an acoustic/?

[garthman]

Unless the guitar has an adjustable bridge you have to either remove a few mm from the base of the saddle to lower the strings or use a shim (or, better, buy a new, higher saddle) to make the strings higher. Look in the "Is my guitar sick?" thread for info.

[rjoxyz]

Sometimes, you may have to cut the nut slots deeper if the action is too high in the first few frets. Much less common than the need to take a little off the bottom of the saddle--also requires the use of specialty files.