Fixing intonation on an Ohana bari
I decided to post this question after reading a post in the main "Talk" forum about intonation.
The intonation on my Ohana bari goes flat at the fifth fret and stays that way all the way up the neck. So if I have the open strings all tuned, they stay in tune until I move up to the fifth fret. At that point, the go flat (actually the first string starts going flat at the fourth fret).
Please let me know if I'm correct in the following assumption or if I'm off base. If I'm playing a string at the fifth fret and it's flat, then the length of string that's in play (the portion between the fifth fret and the saddle) is too long -- because longer strings have lower pitch. Correct, or not?
And if that's the case, then to shorten the string, I could lower the saddle or bridge?
In case it's helpful, I measured and found that the nut-to-saddle distance is 2x the nut-to-12th-fret distance PLUS 1.5 inches.
I realize it may be hard to respond if you haven't seen and played my instrument. Any insight or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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