General feel of a 10"-16" Compound Radius?

[TBurst Std]

even if the tuners would go out of tune with just one touch of the tremolo bar. That's the "temperament" of the guitar.

 

[TBurst Std]

That’s just a bad set up. A I cac make any 6 point trem with non locking thunders stay reasonably in tune. It’s a 1 beer job. You can do it yourself. Get Dan Erlwines book

Heavy handed. You need to lose that like a skirt. I used to be. Got over it by having an instrument that would not tolerate it.

Nothing anywhere says the strings touch the fretboard on a fretted instrument. In fact you’re not suppose to, that’s why there are frets. If you’re playing a cello, that’s different.

 

[TBurst Std]

To help with heavy hands, try playing without your palm or thumb touching the neck. Don’t worry about speed, vibrato or anything else.
What you will learn is the amount of finger pressure required to sound the note correctly.

Once you get that feel, now bring in the thumb and palm which allows you use even less finger pressure.

It offers you a gauge to establish what’s needed. And it’s less than you think.