beeejums
Well-known member
I'm extremely frustrated with this buzz... I'll start with the problem and what I've already tried, then explain why it's so frustrating.
On my Cordoba20 TM-CE, I have a buzz on the C string that stops at the 6th fret (as in, there is no buzz at the 6th fret and up, but everywhere else). The buzz appears to come from the neck. There WAS buzz on the 1st and 2nd frets of the E string, but I fixed that with a shim under the bridge. I need help figuring out what to do about this buzz.
I have done the following already:
-Changed the strings
-Shimmed the bridge to unplayable (for me) heights (there was still a buzz on the first few frets of the C string)
-Rapped on the body to make sure there are no loose parts
-Tightened all screws on the headstock
-Checked every other place on the fretboard for buzz, and found none
-Checked with a straightedge to make sure the frets are level, and they are
Here's why it's so frustrating:
I got this uke at a local music shop. I traded in my Flea and paid a little more money to get it, because I really loved the look and the feel of it, and I fell in love with the way it played. And I love that it says "hecho a mano" on the label instead of "made by hand." It sounds great plugged in. And it's a good thing I love it, since the only disposable income I'm going to have to myself this year (I'm underemployed and we just had a baby) is going to be used to go to UWC. This is my "nice" uke. I'm on a supertight budget, so there's no new uke on the horizon for quite some time, and if I were to pay actual money to have this thing repaired, it might break the bank. It's only an option if I'm 100% sure the buzz would go away permanently... and my experiences with having instruments repaired hasn't exactly been wonderful.
On top of all that, I just received as a Christmas gift a really nice case to keep it in, just in time for it to start buzzing horribly.
I'm really afraid the neck is warped, and there's really nothing that can be done. I've sighted the neck several times, and I just can't tell. I know I don't see the neck bowing at all towards the body, which is apparently desirable.
Anyway, I'm long winded. Opinions?
On my Cordoba20 TM-CE, I have a buzz on the C string that stops at the 6th fret (as in, there is no buzz at the 6th fret and up, but everywhere else). The buzz appears to come from the neck. There WAS buzz on the 1st and 2nd frets of the E string, but I fixed that with a shim under the bridge. I need help figuring out what to do about this buzz.
I have done the following already:
-Changed the strings
-Shimmed the bridge to unplayable (for me) heights (there was still a buzz on the first few frets of the C string)
-Rapped on the body to make sure there are no loose parts
-Tightened all screws on the headstock
-Checked every other place on the fretboard for buzz, and found none
-Checked with a straightedge to make sure the frets are level, and they are
Here's why it's so frustrating:
I got this uke at a local music shop. I traded in my Flea and paid a little more money to get it, because I really loved the look and the feel of it, and I fell in love with the way it played. And I love that it says "hecho a mano" on the label instead of "made by hand." It sounds great plugged in. And it's a good thing I love it, since the only disposable income I'm going to have to myself this year (I'm underemployed and we just had a baby) is going to be used to go to UWC. This is my "nice" uke. I'm on a supertight budget, so there's no new uke on the horizon for quite some time, and if I were to pay actual money to have this thing repaired, it might break the bank. It's only an option if I'm 100% sure the buzz would go away permanently... and my experiences with having instruments repaired hasn't exactly been wonderful.
On top of all that, I just received as a Christmas gift a really nice case to keep it in, just in time for it to start buzzing horribly.
I'm really afraid the neck is warped, and there's really nothing that can be done. I've sighted the neck several times, and I just can't tell. I know I don't see the neck bowing at all towards the body, which is apparently desirable.
Anyway, I'm long winded. Opinions?
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