thefury8509
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Hello,
I have a Kala KA-MC (Curly Mango Concert). I've typically used Aquila nylgut strings but recently decided to try something different, so I bought a set of the Martin fluorocarbon strings. After restringing I noticed that my E string now buzzes on top of the saddle (both when played open and when playing a chord). It definitely wasn't an issue before, and it's driving me crazy.
I'm pretty sure it isn't an issue of something else vibrating... I can push on the string where it meets the saddle and it stops buzzing. But if I push only on the saddle to test if the saddle just isn't sitting correctly in the slot that doesn't do anything and it still buzzes. No frets are being hit by the string, I can tell that just by looking. I tried taking the saddle out and lightly sanded the bottom down a little to ensure it was sitting flat. I even tried sanding the top of it a little bit to get rid of any weird edges or uneven surfaces with no luck. And I have no idea what the saddle is made of. Definitely not real bone, I think the specs just say synthetic bone or something.
I suppose I could just buy another set of Nylgut strings and hope that takes care of it, but it really bothers me that I can't use any other kind of strings... I'd rather fix the issue than just mask it (and spend extra money). Is there anything that anybody can think of that I could try or check? I haven't actually tried buying another set of the fluorocarbon strings yet, but I really don't understand how there can be a "bad string" that'd cause that issue.
Thanks in advance, and sorry if this has been asked before! I read through the "buzzing" sticky post but wasn't able to find this specific issue... it seems like most posts dealing with saddle buzz end up being related to the saddle not being seated well or too low.
I have a Kala KA-MC (Curly Mango Concert). I've typically used Aquila nylgut strings but recently decided to try something different, so I bought a set of the Martin fluorocarbon strings. After restringing I noticed that my E string now buzzes on top of the saddle (both when played open and when playing a chord). It definitely wasn't an issue before, and it's driving me crazy.
I'm pretty sure it isn't an issue of something else vibrating... I can push on the string where it meets the saddle and it stops buzzing. But if I push only on the saddle to test if the saddle just isn't sitting correctly in the slot that doesn't do anything and it still buzzes. No frets are being hit by the string, I can tell that just by looking. I tried taking the saddle out and lightly sanded the bottom down a little to ensure it was sitting flat. I even tried sanding the top of it a little bit to get rid of any weird edges or uneven surfaces with no luck. And I have no idea what the saddle is made of. Definitely not real bone, I think the specs just say synthetic bone or something.
I suppose I could just buy another set of Nylgut strings and hope that takes care of it, but it really bothers me that I can't use any other kind of strings... I'd rather fix the issue than just mask it (and spend extra money). Is there anything that anybody can think of that I could try or check? I haven't actually tried buying another set of the fluorocarbon strings yet, but I really don't understand how there can be a "bad string" that'd cause that issue.
Thanks in advance, and sorry if this has been asked before! I read through the "buzzing" sticky post but wasn't able to find this specific issue... it seems like most posts dealing with saddle buzz end up being related to the saddle not being seated well or too low.