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ernandez R
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Joined: Mar. 25 2019
From: Alaska USA
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RE: Nut action (in reply to JasonM)
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Jason, Back buzz, open string buzz, or buzz on fretted string? Couple of ideas/options: First, how long was she unstrung? You might let her sit under tension a day before changing anything as the neck bows ever so slightly under tension and the bridge lifts as well although some bridges on a soft top can will rock forward lowering the strings. What tension strings? Higher tension have less amplitude so can get lower over all ( I think I have this right ;) I leave my strings at tension for a few days to let everything settle out before making any adjustments but I'm building 1000gr lightweights, if your guitar is 2000g and built like the proverbial outhouse then this well be less of an issue. I first set my nut up without strings with a .020 strip of metal about 3" inches long and use it like a fret rocker only backwards. I place one end of the strip in the nut slot and the other on the second fret and slide down toward the sound hole and notice how much it drops when it slides off the nut and onto the first fret. You could get a feeler gage in there and measure and go from there. I just feel it, the e string getting almost nothing and just enough for the wound strings. I know not super helpful: like free internet advise ;) I work the saddle at the same time and bring them down together so one doesn't effect the other. I string her up and play her for a week or so then adjust accordingly. My issue with the low tension black label Augustine strings is with the D buzzing. A couple of times I've done the CA baking soda trick to bring the nut slot back up when too low. I've got a monster Pulgar and really rape the windings off that skinny little wound string in the first position. At some point it's time to just start that number two guitar. You know, take the Pepsi challenge and try to make one better. My number two was not but I tried a bunch of crazy ideas which seem more like stupid ones in hindsight. Fun times for sure though! But like you I suppose, every time I pick up one of my guitars I can't help but think about pulling the strings and fixing a fret that's not perfect, getting the action a little lower, sanding a little more here or there, or just a few more paddings of shellac... HR
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