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Location: ranson,wva | i restrung my folklore today and retuned,sounded great till my wife noticed a buzz on the 5th string so i had her hit a few chords whilst i listned..and it deffentily a buzz at the bridge. its only on the 5th string wether i fret it or strum it openty its still there :rolleyes: i hope its nothing serious. but kim did mention that the bridge is starting to pull when he played it at the gathering....i shure as shit hope thats not what it is...i havnt touched the set up since i bought it from mike back in september...any ideas?? jason |
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Location: East Tennessee | Let the guys at the Mothership fix it up.
Then send it to me for a short evaluation period. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | check the machines. there are a lot of things that can buzz and sound like it's coming from the strings on the fret |
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Location: ranson,wva | the machines were the first things i checked,they are good and tight,im gonna send it in after xmas for a refret job and to have a 2knobber installed i reckon ill have the wizzards check it out then..jason |
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Location: NW NJ | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
check the machines. there are a lot of things that can buzz and sound like it's coming from the strings on the fret I agree with Jeff, especially since it is buzzing when you strum it open. Make sure the tuner hardware is all tight. Still buzzing? See if there's something loose inside the body, like the can, wires, etc. Man, I hate running down buzzes! |
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Location: ranson,wva | there is no preamp in it,just a wired stick on transducer but the wire to the output is tite to the soundboard. my wife says its not that noticable but i know its there and its driving me crazy!!!!!..im tempted drive up to new hartford after the holidays and have it checked out....maybe its just me?? damn i wish there was some ofc'ers closer to me that could give it a listen..jason |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I is a Schaller Stick-on Piezo Transducer. The stick on is tight as well as the nut holding it. See if the wire is buzzing against the bowl.
Also, since I stuck Straplocks on, make sure the strap-washers are tight on the Strap. |
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Location: ranson,wva | its all tite mike. thats whats got me puzzled...jason |
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Location: ranson,wva | damnit i just spent the past 2hrs taking the new strings off,going over the whole guitar,checked the moly-inserts on the bowl for the strap pegs,checked the machines,checked the stick-on and output jack,checked the wires,none are loose that will vibrate against the bowl. i even pulled the saddle and checked the shims.nice looking custom abalone shims..maybe im just too damn anal about my guitars...beats the hell out of me..jason |
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Location: SoCal | plug something into the jack to rule out a contact vibrating? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I found a split brace on my Folklore right under the saddle. The pin for the saddle fit in a hole that was drilled right through the brace. Seemed awfully strange, but I glued the brace back together and it plays great. |
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Location: ranson,wva | fixed!!!!! me tinking the worst i didnt chech the trussrod, i gave it a 1/4 twist and the buzzing stoped...shhew load off my mind..jason |
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i think my folklore need a trip to the 'ship...
