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Hi Brad,
This really sounds to me like a nut problem. Can you post a pic?
If the action is too high at the nut, when you're pressing the string down to play the first 5 or so frets, you're stretching it and its pulling the note sharp.
When I'm setting intonation at the nut, I play and open string, check its in tune, then play the 2nd fret - if its a bit sharp I keep lowering the slot in the nut a bit at a time until its right. Make sense?
*edit
So the 2nd fret on the D string should be E, 2nd fret on G should be A etc.
Richey,
Ah, well I guess I should have left the nut where it was... I suppose I'll just pull it (and the spacer I put in) out and make another, rather than continue to bodge this up--I've got plenty of bone. I should probably lower the bridge some more then, as well.
I checked again after another minor adjustment, and the note are all high, roughly between 20 and 40% high. I can check the second fret specifically when I get home.
Thanks very much for the help. Brad
As far as which note you should have at each fret- each string should start at the note you have it tuned too and then work its way up the scale until you get to the 12th fret where it all starts over an octave higher. So your G for instance will start open at G, 1st fret G#, 2nd fret A, 3rd fret A #, 4th B, 5th C, 6th C#, 7th D, 8th D#, 9th E, 10th F, 11th F#, 12 G. Did you use a fret spacing calculator when you set the frets?
All fixed now--dropped the strings lower at the nut and bridge. Not perfect, but good enough. notes have stabilized to just barely higher than what they should be. I'll adjust again, next time I have to take stuff apart--in the meantime, it's good enough to play, or to try to play as the case may be.
Thanks, Brad
Well done Brad! Now enjoy your guitar. Also, +1 on Slowpaw's comment - GDGB is a nice tuning. DGBD is a banjo tuning so that's good if you know banjo chords etc.
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