Acoustic Guitar Setup : Acoustic Guitar Setup: Check Intonation

Checking an acoustic guitar intonation will require a strobe type tuner. Learn more about checking guitar intonation with tips from an experienced musician in this free video on acoustic guitar setups.

Expert: Dan'L Terry
Bio: Dan'L Terry is a nationally award-winning artist/designer. His art has been exhibited in national juried shows and museums, on the covers of books and magazines, and in feature films.
Filmmaker: MAKE | MEDIA

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• setting up
• setups
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• intonation
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[amiron88]

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! =D

[camgoalie]

haha wow

[LesCrapio]

But where does he show how he adjusts the intonation?

[alianstuff]

Hi im planning to replace my saddle with a bone one What about saddle notches how would they be made

[willidoex]

Checking the unfretted string against its harmonic on the 12th fret is useless in this case, because it has nothing to do with intonation. If the unfretted string is in tune, the harmonic on the 12th will also be in tune (unless the string or mechanics are faulty). At 0:45, he stumbles himself upon this: "We have good ... we have a...". Yeah, we have the universal laws of physics working, that's good. Nothing fancy there.