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Comment by stan bryars on February 25, 2010 at 9:11pm

I have suspected that the eye bolts are part of the problem
I used slotted screws at first and then switched to the eye bolts
The buzz did go away a little after that

I may also be partly at least just can rattle like Grizz suggested

There are so many issues that it could be and maybe a combination of a few I just have to address them one by one

Comment by Nate M on February 25, 2010 at 4:03pm

Oh, just noticed that you're using bolts... make sure you use threads that are about the same size as your strings

Comment by Nate M on February 25, 2010 at 3:59pm

Hey I saw a great link on string buzz yesterday. It may have to do with your nut/bridge... try to make the slots for the strings fit snugly around them. \_/ = wrong |_| = wrong make it like this ""*.,.*""

Comment by Grizz on February 25, 2010 at 2:30am

Think you may be on to the solution.

Comment by stan bryars on February 24, 2010 at 11:32am

I've tried the first and sixth string, the smaller string has less noticeable buzz but the , going to try the 4th string next

I'm pretty sure that the flaw is in the design of the head

It has a natural scarf that you can't see in the photo but I think that the eye bolt I'm using for a bridge is still not high enough to break the string
So instead of acting like a bridge is is acting more like a loose fret

The finger board is also not perfectly flat so in some positions I get a buzz like you would if one of your frets were too high

It's looking like I am going to have to take it apart and try to plane out the fret surface

Comment by Grizz on February 24, 2010 at 10:22am

Is it a string buzz or is the kit vibrating somehow? From what you're saying sounds like a string buzz.
Maybe a different thickness string may help, or a shim to raise the action a little.

Comment by stan bryars on February 24, 2010 at 9:35am

Yeah that mess kit D-Bo would be my favorite if I could get the sound and action right

It's got a buzz I can't get out and the string has to be so tight it is about to break just to get it to sound like something

The mess kit was mine in the army 30 years ago and the stick is from either a ligustrum or ficus hedge that I found in an attic , it had been there at least 15 years and the hedge row it must have come from was about 75 years old

Comment by Grizz on February 24, 2010 at 7:59am

Like the mess kit CBG.