Intonation and string length

[rhoads56]

Thanks, guys, for a very informative thread. Now even I can understand the effects of dead string/after length, compensation etc. Something I'd never considered.

I guess it follows that besides reducing the need for compensation, more dead string should make the action slightly lighter, since the stretch when fretting a string is spread over a greater distance.

Correct.

[Humphrey9999]

Correct.

Thanks Perry. I think I'm beginning to get the idea.