Valerie
Well-known member
I just got a new uke (yay me!)
But I've one major complaint about it. The a string is super loose. In it's slot on the nut it wiggles back and forth making horrible buzzing noises. I can fix this one of three ways: by placing a finger on the string on the headstock- near the nut (almost as if I'm fretting an open string... if that makes sense.) If I fret anywhere on the instrument (hard) or if I wind the string the opposite way on the tuner.
I've opted for number three, but I still find the string slipping a bit- not only at the nut but also at the bridge (which is unslotted)
I had the factory strings on and switched to worths and at first thought it was the worths just being too skinny. So I switched back to the factory (much much thicker diameter) but the problem was the same.
Do you think that if I got some tubing (either thin plastic or rubber type material) and placed that in the slot at the nut and on the bridge that it might help the string fit a bit better? I've seen such done for the E string (the skinniest one) of a violin.
If so, any idea where I could pick something like that up? I'm tempted to call the local violin luther.
But I've one major complaint about it. The a string is super loose. In it's slot on the nut it wiggles back and forth making horrible buzzing noises. I can fix this one of three ways: by placing a finger on the string on the headstock- near the nut (almost as if I'm fretting an open string... if that makes sense.) If I fret anywhere on the instrument (hard) or if I wind the string the opposite way on the tuner.
I've opted for number three, but I still find the string slipping a bit- not only at the nut but also at the bridge (which is unslotted)
I had the factory strings on and switched to worths and at first thought it was the worths just being too skinny. So I switched back to the factory (much much thicker diameter) but the problem was the same.
Do you think that if I got some tubing (either thin plastic or rubber type material) and placed that in the slot at the nut and on the bridge that it might help the string fit a bit better? I've seen such done for the E string (the skinniest one) of a violin.
If so, any idea where I could pick something like that up? I'm tempted to call the local violin luther.