Is my acoustic guitar action too high?

ichiro ito

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Hi, Is my acoustic guitar action too high?
I have been playing it for 2 year already, yet my hand get tired easily.
I have already tried to sand/lower the saddle very low till my e-string is buzzing sometime.
Anyway to solve it?
Here are some of the pic

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String height on 12 fret(double dotted)

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the saddle
 
Oh well, it looks ok to me.
Try to get it on the 12th fret at abt 2.5-2.8 for the low E n 2.3-2 for the Hi E.

Also it depends on the style you play, if you are a strummers or pick hard n do country, bluegrass, acoustic blues, u need a little more.

Yor string angle is very much low. Hi E about 5-10deg only & the Lo strings are just as bad. I'm a believer of high string angle (ovations sounds good too with their pinless bridge & lower string angle).

If you still have feelings for her, get her new bone nuts and saddles and see a professional about it to get the action right. btw, is it dovetail or mortise/tenon at the neck to body joint?
 
Hey, shoot too fast.

If that Hi E buzz n sounded like sitar, it's near 0 string angles.
Get her a doctor. The 2nd pic dont look that flat to me.
 
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