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I’ve tried here to compile all that I’ve been able to learn regarding classical and acoustic guitar setups into an article for my students at Hart’s Guitars Co. Ltd. You may not need to read the entire article because you only need to fix one issue. Below, I have color-coded simple questions that can help you navigate quickly to the part of the process you need to jump to. Welcome to Hart’s Guitars’ classical guitar setup guide!

If you’ve changed your guitar strings and only need to check/adjust your action (string height at the 12th fret) afterwards , skip to section 3.

If you are making a new nut and/or installing a new saddle, skip to section 2.

If your guitar plays well at higher frets, but chords are harder to play in the first 3 frets, you may just need to adjust the action at your guitar’s nut. Skip to section 4

If your guitar plays like a dream, but is out of tune when you play notes and chords in the higher frets, skip to Section 5.