This month Alex Bishop gets forensic on lowering action, and explains how to get the best playability from your guitar

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Silvertone 1446 Spruce-Up

Shopping list ● 3x fretwork panels ● tape measure ● 2x 2.4m(L) x 68mm(W) x 21mm(D) smooth planed pine stripwood battens ● pencil ● jigsaw ● sandpaper ● combi drill ● screws ● multi-surface spray paint

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