bretterb
Well-known member
As I said in the subject, I have a baritone ukulele with a B string that has a buzzing/rattling noise when fretting first 5 frets. Higher up the neck it sounds fine. The noise seems to be coming from somewhere between the sound hole and bridge, almost like something's lose and vibrating. However, all the other strings sound great.
I tried a different string but got the same results. Original string was .81mm and new string is .83mm.
I tried tuning the string from B up to C, and the noise went away.
Does that mean I need a thicker string? Most baritone DGBE string sets I've looked at have B strings around the sizes I was trying (first set was D'addario and second was Living Water).
Any ideas on other things I should try?
I have found some interesting chord shapes in DGCE tuning.
Thanks.
--Brett
I tried a different string but got the same results. Original string was .81mm and new string is .83mm.
I tried tuning the string from B up to C, and the noise went away.
Does that mean I need a thicker string? Most baritone DGBE string sets I've looked at have B strings around the sizes I was trying (first set was D'addario and second was Living Water).
Any ideas on other things I should try?
I have found some interesting chord shapes in DGCE tuning.
Thanks.
--Brett