Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on November 2, 2021 at 4:51pm

Could be a number of factors ..  a photo of the guitar may help .  (especially the tailpiece / string anchor . )

What kind of strings ? nylon ?  steel  ?  bw ?

 how long has it been out of the box and in your home ( climatizing )

 how is the humidity there ?

have you tried stretching the strings ? etc   .. 

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Big D on November 2, 2021 at 5:02pm

I'll snap a pic here in a minuter. The builder was local so I don't think humidity is a factor. The strings are steel and the tailpiece is a door handle strike. I'll upload pics shortly.     

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on November 2, 2021 at 5:07pm

re type that and click "html editor" in the top right  corner of the text box . then post ..  then your comment will show up . 

its a weird site glitch.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Big D on November 2, 2021 at 5:08pm

I'll snap a pic here in a minuter. The builder was local so I don't think humidity is a factor. The strings are steel and the tailpiece is a door handle strike. I'll upload pics shortly.     

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Big D on November 2, 2021 at 5:14pm

Hopefully this will go through from the HTML text field.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Big D on November 2, 2021 at 5:15pm

One more 

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on November 2, 2021 at 5:25pm

hummm.. for some reason . i cant open the image .   . lol. aint technology fun ?

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Big D on November 2, 2021 at 5:32pm

You said it!
Try Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y73sV15XiCTi2Ows1geRr1JA050JhROm/v...
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JLB8YcnV8gRXa9v4N1DS7ykemZvbv4gC/v...

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Big D on November 2, 2021 at 5:53pm

Did those come through anonymous pick?

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on November 2, 2021 at 5:57pm

Yup that worked .  Tail doesnt  seem to be an issue .  string wraps look  good .. (unless you can  see noticeable bending ) 

only thing i would suspect from the photos  is the bridge  may be moving and   knocking intonation out of whack ?

 does it slide  around easily ? 

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Big D on November 2, 2021 at 6:09pm

It slides but you have to give it a decent tug. I would say it moves easier then my fiddle bridge but not by all that much. I don't get the sense that it's moving when I'm picking on the guitar but of course it could be and I can't tell. I'm going to try new strings tomorrow and see if that helps but the builder put these on Sunday. I gave them the old pinch and roll to make sure they were stretched out good. 

The tuners are the sealed type that usually don't slip even if they're cheaper. 

Their might be something to the bridge though because it stays tuned if I out it down for an hour perfect. It's when I play especially when I take the slide to it that it goes sideways. 

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on November 2, 2021 at 6:17pm

ah . you may have to  tweek  the bridge a bit .   and not have it so  parallel.     some folks turn it on an angle to compensate  for the  fatter string etc ..    so instead of straight up and  down  like this  "I"      ON A SLIGHT ANGLE LIKE THIS  "/" 

tune it so its in tune open ,, and also   while  notes are fretted  .

then try to mark that spot and  keep it there  . .

worth a try .  

• ▶ Reply

• ‹ Previous
• 1
• 2
• 3
• Next ›
• Page