blanderist
First Lieutenant   Posts: 1 Registered: 11/11/2006 Status: Offline
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posted on 11/11/2006 at 17:46 |
Hello,
This is a newbie question, but it is a specific one.
I have a Guild acoustic guitar which I recently had set up for 11-53
strings. I wanted to try a different string and went for acoustic flat
wounds 10-52 (These particluar strings were recommended for vintage
intstruments because they are low tension). I suspected that this might
affect the action, but I went ahead and did it anyway. After the switch, I
tuned up and the guitar played beautifually with the sole exception that
any string played on the first frezz buzzes. I've looked around online and
the only answer I can seem to find is that I will need to take the guitar
in to have a new saddle put in or have the current one shimmed.
Can someone please confirm whether this is the only option?
Thanks for your time.
Steven
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brian
Moderator   Posts: 1038 Registered: 12/22/2003 Status: Offline |
posted on 11/11/2006 at 19:21, Reply 1 |
I would check the bow in the neck first! It may need a truss rod adjustment
but hard to say since we can't see the guitar!
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tattoo
Captain  Posts: 270 Registered: 7/31/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 11/12/2006 at 11:49, Reply 2 |
| I agree the neck proberly needs to be adjusted as the tension has
decreased. I've had this problem before. ____________________
Get the name to sell first then the trend makes millions.
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what_the_fudge
First Lieutenant Posts: 5 Registered: 12/1/2006 Status: Offline |
posted on 12/1/2006 at 10:28, Reply 3 |
when your guitar was set up for 11s, chances are the tech filed your nut
down so the action was right for 11s. as the groove is a V shape, if you
put 10s in the same groove it will sit lower, possibly too low for your
guitar.
take it to a tech and see if you need the nut replacing (if you want to
stay on 10s), otherwise go back to 11s.
as its buzzing on the first fret its most likely to be the nut, if the neck
was bowed its more likely to buzz near the middle.
hope that makes sense
[Edited on 12/1/2006 by what_the_fudge]
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