toolate4chickenfries
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I took the stock strings off of my newly-purchased Lanikai 21C and replaced them with Aquila Nylguts. Wow what a difference - the sound really rings! There are two issues that have come up, though:
(1) The E string, during the restringing process, kept popping out of the nut groove. Now that the instrument's had an hour to "settle" it seems to be fine, but I'm concerned that it's going to happen again mid-song at a later date. Is this common? Very weird? Evidence of an error on my part?
(2) The improved sound of the strings has pointed up a glaring problem with the instrument itself. If I tune using a Snark to exactly G-C-E-A, my open G chord (0232) sounds awful. The top G (open) and the 3rd fret/E string G are off by about 1/4 step. I can fix it by tuning up the G string a bit. If I do this, however, the open D chord (2220) has a similar problem: 2nd fret/G string A is out of tune with the open A. Is this simply a consequence of playing a $120 instrument or is there a workaround?
Thanks!
EDIT: Also, I know Aquilas take a while to settle in - I've read up to a week, depending on how much the instrument is played. I've been tugging the strings up (gently!) over the mid-fingerboard and I'm going to leave it tuned up a whole step overnight.
(1) The E string, during the restringing process, kept popping out of the nut groove. Now that the instrument's had an hour to "settle" it seems to be fine, but I'm concerned that it's going to happen again mid-song at a later date. Is this common? Very weird? Evidence of an error on my part?
(2) The improved sound of the strings has pointed up a glaring problem with the instrument itself. If I tune using a Snark to exactly G-C-E-A, my open G chord (0232) sounds awful. The top G (open) and the 3rd fret/E string G are off by about 1/4 step. I can fix it by tuning up the G string a bit. If I do this, however, the open D chord (2220) has a similar problem: 2nd fret/G string A is out of tune with the open A. Is this simply a consequence of playing a $120 instrument or is there a workaround?
Thanks!
EDIT: Also, I know Aquilas take a while to settle in - I've read up to a week, depending on how much the instrument is played. I've been tugging the strings up (gently!) over the mid-fingerboard and I'm going to leave it tuned up a whole step overnight.