Taylor Guitar Neck Reset -- No Guesswork -- Once and Done

This shows a method of calculating which heel shim will cause a specific change in the action (string height). This is not meant for beginners; this is meant for more experienced technicians who want to increase their accuracy and precision while decreasing their bench time when setting up Taylor guitars.
I have heard tell, and know from my own experience, that simply making an educated guess as to what shims to choose, bolting the neck back on, tuning to pitch, and then checking the action, often leads to time wasted doing it over, sometimes several times. This can be particularly problematic when dealing with a 12-string that needs a fairly major correction. The method described in this video makes it possible to get it right on the first try.

[@neilfradenburgh]

Thank you Barry! I have been scratching my head trying to figure the math for a Baby Taylor. That is only a shim under the neck, but the math works out the same if you measure from the body joint to the bridge end of the shim. Now I need to go search for other videos you have.

[@BronxCowboy]

18 subscribers and counting. Hope all is well with you, the professor and the pup. This is Warren and I’m in Florida now. Pleasure to see y’all on CZcams.

[@Bacteriod]

From what I've been told, the heel shim must pair up with a specific fingerboard shim. And as Barry said, the definer is "6" So whatever number shim you put in the heel the fingerboard shim is 6 more up. Example, if the Heel shim is #6 then the FB Shim # to use is 12, if Heel is 8, then FB is 14, and so on and so on. Is that right Barry?

[@ernieficklin3593]

Now ya got 17 subs Barry. Thanks for the info man!! Appreciate it!

[@Bacteriod]

I just did this to my twelve string, and when I got the neck off I noticed the heel shim was a #4 (0.095") and the pocket was a #-4. That is how it was from the factory. I calculated that I needed a #30 in the heel(.075") to get the correct angle, but I was always told the relationship between the two shims had to be a difference of 6. So I put a #24 in the pocket. Was that the correct way to do it, or should I have maintained the factory set-up and put a -30 in the pocket? any help would be greatly appreciated Barry!

[@rmcfee]

A Gittler? Wow