Sorry for the long post...
I recently changed the strings on my Mainland spruce tenor (which I keep in a humidified hard case) from Worth clears to the second set of Worth clears that came in the pack. From that point on, the C and E strings buzzed from around the 1st/2nd fret to about the 5th/7th fret, particularly when plucked or strummed hard. I played it and tried to let the strings settle, but it didn't improve. To be certain it wasn't a string issue, I changed the strings again to Aquila carbon black. The buzzing was still there.
A local luthier said there seemed to be a back bow in the neck. I don't understand how that could happen all of a sudden when I changed the strings from 1 set to an identical set (this luthier also expected a truss rod in the ukulele, so I'm not sure how many ukuleles he sees). He said the only thing he could think that might fix it is to put a set of strings with higher tension on there and hope the neck bends back.
I called the folks at Mainland who said it was a string issue (not back bow) and recommended I invert the strings (restring it so that the end in the bridge is now in the tuning peg), and they said they would send me a new set of strings (I'm guessing the Aquilas they were originally set up with, which I haven't received yet). I didn't understand how inverting the strings would help, but I tried it, and it seemed to improve the E string, though not entirely. The C string still buzzes. Maybe it needs more time to stretch?
Has anyone encountered something like this before or know how to fix it? The ukulele sounded great before, so I'm frustrated and saddened by this situation. TIA.
I recently changed the strings on my Mainland spruce tenor (which I keep in a humidified hard case) from Worth clears to the second set of Worth clears that came in the pack. From that point on, the C and E strings buzzed from around the 1st/2nd fret to about the 5th/7th fret, particularly when plucked or strummed hard. I played it and tried to let the strings settle, but it didn't improve. To be certain it wasn't a string issue, I changed the strings again to Aquila carbon black. The buzzing was still there.
A local luthier said there seemed to be a back bow in the neck. I don't understand how that could happen all of a sudden when I changed the strings from 1 set to an identical set (this luthier also expected a truss rod in the ukulele, so I'm not sure how many ukuleles he sees). He said the only thing he could think that might fix it is to put a set of strings with higher tension on there and hope the neck bends back.
I called the folks at Mainland who said it was a string issue (not back bow) and recommended I invert the strings (restring it so that the end in the bridge is now in the tuning peg), and they said they would send me a new set of strings (I'm guessing the Aquilas they were originally set up with, which I haven't received yet). I didn't understand how inverting the strings would help, but I tried it, and it seemed to improve the E string, though not entirely. The C string still buzzes. Maybe it needs more time to stretch?
Has anyone encountered something like this before or know how to fix it? The ukulele sounded great before, so I'm frustrated and saddened by this situation. TIA.