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Topic: String Buzz on Reso |
Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 6 Apr 2007 10:37 am |
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| I have converted an inexpensive 6 string into an 8 string,,,I'm very pleased with the result except,,,,I can't get the buzz out of the 1st string. All the other strings are fine (maybe lost a little volume due to tightening the bridge/cone adjustment screw in an attempt to eliminate the buzz on 1st string. It has what appears to be a sand cast spider and a spun (?) aluminum cone. |
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 6 Apr 2007 11:58 am
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| Any opinions as to how to resolve????? |
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Bob Hickish
From:
Port Ludlow, Washington, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 6 Apr 2007 12:30 pm
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Sonny
I had a similar problem on the B ( 2nd ) string - That is if
your in a G tuning - What i found was the string was
not snug over the tail pies ridge . If I nudged it up or down
a little , it cleared up . as I remember ! I think I reshaped the
tail pies and all was good with the world again .
Hope this helps
Hick |
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Papa Joe Pollick
From:
Swanton, Ohio
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Posted 6 Apr 2007 1:35 pm
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| Sonny,there was a discussion on this not long ago..Don't remember who it was,but there was a lot of good advice.do a search.Maybe the same people will jump in again.PJ |
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Billy Gilbert
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 6 Apr 2007 4:45 pm string buzz
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Bring it over to Canyon Lake and I'll bet we can fix it. I live at 483 Gleen Dr. off Oblate.  Billy |
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Larry Hillman
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 7 Apr 2007 6:13 am
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had this problem with my six string. set stright
edge accross strings and found string six a tad
lower than others. shimmed string at nut, and all is well. |
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Joe Lipman
From:
Nashville TN
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Posted 7 Apr 2007 6:23 am sting buzz
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I had a similar problem. Turned out the slot angle on the 2nd string at the nut was too shallow. It needed to be angled back a bit more (going down toward the peghead).
Once I took it to somone who knew what they were doing, it was a 30 second fix.
My 2 cents worth, and worth every penny
Joe |
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 7 Apr 2007 7:51 am
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| Hey Billy,,I didn't know you lived at Canyon Lake,,,I lived there for 26 years (Village West),,,was one of the "pioneers". We moved into town about 4 years ago. |
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Tony Dingus
From:
Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 7 Apr 2007 7:59 am
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Sonny, what brand did you use and can you post pictures? I'd love to have an 8 string but money's to tight.
Thanks, Tony |
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 7 Apr 2007 9:23 am
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| Tony, this is a "Rogue" that I bought as a package deal along with some other stuff that I needed,,so I figure I don't have a lot of $$ in it. If I get a chance to move up to a little better quality (now that I KNOW I want to go the 8 string route) I will probably sell it for a couple hundred bucks for someone else to get their feet wet on. I'll try to post some pics of my "modifications", if I can figure out how to do it. |
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 7 Apr 2007 9:39 am
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I don't know if this will work or not. If so, the reason I had to recess the extra machine head holes is because the machine head post were not long enough to clear,,,the outside strings are past the neck width but it is no problem. |
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Bob Hickish
From:
Port Ludlow, Washington, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 7 Apr 2007 10:47 am
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Sonny
Thats close to the way I did it ! worked out fine for me .
Here is a couple photos . I was in the process of changing strings
but you can see the method used to attach the two extra
strings . This is a home built form
Stewart , not a bad instrument , but has some issues .
as for you buzz !
you seem to be a fair handed mechanic !!!
You may want to take it apart ! and make sure your spider is
flat & is in full contact with the cone . also , the cone itself ! is
laying flat -- full contact in its saddle . some times that can cause
you troubles as well - and it goes with out saying ! don't put to much
torque on the screw - just snug - forgive me if I'm perching to the
quire here .
Hick
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Tony Dingus
From:
Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 7 Apr 2007 12:46 pm
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Sonny, thanks for the pictures and you too Bob, I made a 7 string out of an lod round neck and I put the extra tuning key at the top of the peghead like you did and it works of but I would like to have an 8 string. I've got it tuned from high to low, E F# D B G D B. I love the pedal dobro and I was looking at a way of playing some things on strings 1 thru 5. It's a G with a D6 on the first 4 strings but I've been thinking about going to C6 with a D on top.
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 7 Apr 2007 1:05 pm
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Yes, I think I could have been happy with a 7 string, with a 6th (E) in the middle. Right now I'm tuned to a G6 (lo to hi E-G-B-D-E-G-B-D) mainly because I'm familiar with that interval spacing due to playing a universal (and just starting to utilize the pedals). I'm having lots of fun bring what I know on universal over to this 8 string,,,San Antonio Rose, Bootheel Drag, SGR, Panhandle Rag, Harbor Lights etc. It's a cold, rainy Saturday afternoon here in Tex so I've worked up a pretty good version of Canadian Sunset and Blue Spanish Eyes,,,LOL,,,,,
I can also drop the bottom E to a D and do some thumb style (ala Roy Thomson/Bobbe Seymour) |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 7 Apr 2007 10:29 pm
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| Sonny Jenkins wrote: |
| ...the reason I had to recess the extra machine head holes is because the machine head post were not long enough to clear... |
An alternative method is to remove the tuners, glue dowel into the existing holes to fill them, then use mandolin tuners, drilling new holes. Four mandolin tuners take up about the same space as three guitar tuners. I've used this method to turn a regular 6 string classical guitar into an 8-stting, 4 double-course guitar. |
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