Good folks of the Ukulele Underground forum, I need some advice! Been a long-time reader, first-time poster.
I recently got a new Cordoba 30T tenor from HMS - wonderful setup and playability. Judging from the action on this pro setup uke, I decided that the action on my old Kala tenor is too high and proceeded to sand down the saddle after watching/reading lots of instructions. All went well, action was down to 3mm from >3.5mm or so to start. I didn't go any lower because Kala website had a note about not lowering further than 3mm and it does look like I would get buzzing if I had gone further. So with the old Aquila strings, I had no buzzing and did not notice any intonation issues. All was good.
About 4 days ago I put on a low G Worth clear string on this Kala. I know the string is still stretching and it's not staying in tune yet, but I'm now noticing an intonation problem when there was none before (or at least not to the point that I noticed). If I tune the low G to pitch, fretting down on any fret (from the first fret onward) would be 10-20 cents sharp, according to my tuner. Tuning the fifth fret of the low G to C, then fretted notes are fine, but the open G is flat.
I've read other threads with similar problems; however, I don't know if it is really a problem with the uke setup, or it is because the string is still stretching? My hunch is that it can't be the latter if the intonation is off only between fretted and open, and that I would need to file down the nut slot to accommodate the thicker low G string, but I'm happy to be proven wrong. Should I wait until the string stops stretching? I've also read some threads about restringing the new string in the other direction (swapping end for end), but I haven't done so because logically it doesn't make sense to me (but I'm happy to be proven wrong as well, because this is easier than adjusting the nut slot).
Any input very much appreciated! Thanks in advance!
I recently got a new Cordoba 30T tenor from HMS - wonderful setup and playability. Judging from the action on this pro setup uke, I decided that the action on my old Kala tenor is too high and proceeded to sand down the saddle after watching/reading lots of instructions. All went well, action was down to 3mm from >3.5mm or so to start. I didn't go any lower because Kala website had a note about not lowering further than 3mm and it does look like I would get buzzing if I had gone further. So with the old Aquila strings, I had no buzzing and did not notice any intonation issues. All was good.
About 4 days ago I put on a low G Worth clear string on this Kala. I know the string is still stretching and it's not staying in tune yet, but I'm now noticing an intonation problem when there was none before (or at least not to the point that I noticed). If I tune the low G to pitch, fretting down on any fret (from the first fret onward) would be 10-20 cents sharp, according to my tuner. Tuning the fifth fret of the low G to C, then fretted notes are fine, but the open G is flat.
I've read other threads with similar problems; however, I don't know if it is really a problem with the uke setup, or it is because the string is still stretching? My hunch is that it can't be the latter if the intonation is off only between fretted and open, and that I would need to file down the nut slot to accommodate the thicker low G string, but I'm happy to be proven wrong. Should I wait until the string stops stretching? I've also read some threads about restringing the new string in the other direction (swapping end for end), but I haven't done so because logically it doesn't make sense to me (but I'm happy to be proven wrong as well, because this is easier than adjusting the nut slot).
Any input very much appreciated! Thanks in advance!