Acoustic Guitar Give Away Pt 14 Linings /In 4K 

The edge towards the middle of the guitar gets a coat of lacquer when I seal the inside of the body. The edge towards the outside of the body is my gluing surface for the top and the back. Hope that helps.

Strings really are a personal taste issue. On higher quality guitars you can really hear a difference in not only make/model of string but also in string guage. The strings you like on one guitar may sound awful on another. That said, the first strings I install on my own guitars are Elixir Nanoweb extra lights, or med light if I don't have any extra lights around (my guitars don't need big strings to get big sound). As far as your string height issue goes, you can always try lowering the saddle and if you go too low, string buzzing etc, you can either add a shim under the saddle or get a new saddle. Most pre-shaped saddles are $10 or less so no real worries there. Better yet, buy a new saddle, lower it. If it does not work out put the original saddle back in. FYI, a small tweak in the truss rod may be all that it really needs. Guitars change from season to season.

Thank You for the advice. I will let you know how it works out. Thanks Again.