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Topic: Surface noise on Low B after string change |
Adam Kurtz
From:
Nashville, TN
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Posted 4 Mar 2014 3:35 pm |
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Hey gang,
I'm sure someone will know immediately the solution, as you all always do!
I changed by low B string (Sierra S10) and now, when I slide the bar over it, it makes a grinding noise (and feel), almost like a nails on chalkboard type sound. It's awful.
I changed the string again, same problem.
Is it my bar? Will it go away in time?
Thanks!
Adam |
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Tom Gorr
From:
Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 4 Mar 2014 3:44 pm
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The bar wears windings a bit flat so at the end of a string life, its a lot smoother than at the beginning.
If you don't like that problem, give Frenchy's noiseless strings a whirl. |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 4 Mar 2014 4:41 pm
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If you switched to the same metal that your bar's made of, it'll stick a bit. And sound like it.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 4 Mar 2014 4:51 pm
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Good right-hand muting will take care of most of the noise.  |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 4 Mar 2014 5:01 pm
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Donny, did you get to see Tommy A in Jessup the other day?
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Clete Ritta
From:
San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 5 Mar 2014 2:15 pm
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| Try using Finger-ease or other string lubricant. |
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 5 Mar 2014 7:53 pm
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| Donny Hinson wrote: |
| Good right-hand muting will take care of most of the noise. |
Also good left hand technique will help eliminate that issue.
You are in Nashville ! The best steel players in the world live there. Turn off the computer and go have somebody show you.
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 6 Mar 2014 3:27 pm
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| Lane Gray wrote: |
| Donny, did you get to see Tommy A in Jessup the other day? |
No, But I've seen him before, he's a very good player! 
(Rarely do I find out about players appearing nearby until after things have happened.) |
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