fountainpenkid
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Hi all,
This summer I bought a 2017 Koaloha Super Concert from HMS (online). They had a few in stock, and I decided arbitrarily between those I was told stood out tonally. I did have a L.R Baggs pickup installed. I noticed as soon as it came that the C#5 on the A string was a bit of a wolf/dead note, but thought it would disappear as the instrument settled in. I was so impressed overall that I decided to put the concern aside. 6 months later, it has not gone away whatsoever. I've changed strings from Worth to Aquilla and back again, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. Some amount dead notes will appear on any instrument, but to have one in 1st position is bothersome and, I think, unacceptable. I've tried all sorts of changes in plucking and fingering technique to no avail: the recalcitrant C# sticks out in lines of melody and dulls and muddies chords. Have others noticed this behavior with this model? Could the pickup system have something to do with it? Is there any hope of changing it?
Thanks,
Will
This summer I bought a 2017 Koaloha Super Concert from HMS (online). They had a few in stock, and I decided arbitrarily between those I was told stood out tonally. I did have a L.R Baggs pickup installed. I noticed as soon as it came that the C#5 on the A string was a bit of a wolf/dead note, but thought it would disappear as the instrument settled in. I was so impressed overall that I decided to put the concern aside. 6 months later, it has not gone away whatsoever. I've changed strings from Worth to Aquilla and back again, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. Some amount dead notes will appear on any instrument, but to have one in 1st position is bothersome and, I think, unacceptable. I've tried all sorts of changes in plucking and fingering technique to no avail: the recalcitrant C# sticks out in lines of melody and dulls and muddies chords. Have others noticed this behavior with this model? Could the pickup system have something to do with it? Is there any hope of changing it?
Thanks,
Will