c0mptar2000
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I just received a Lanikai LU-21B baritone reject that I got off of ebay for $40. It was a gamble as I had no idea what was going to be wrong with it or if it was going to be perfect. Anyhow, the neck has a slight back bow and frets 2-4 are buzzing especially on the third string. I pretty much eliminated about 90% of the buzzing by raising up the saddle and tuning the uke up a half step, however, I'd like to have a standard tuning and I can't really raise the saddle up much more.
Is there any way I can heat up the neck and bend it or fix this somehow without taking it to a luthier (not worth it)? Any high tension strings or alternate tunings that would help eliminate the buzz? (It has DGBE Aquilas with wound 3rd and 4th right now) It sounds decent and I'd like to keep it and spend a bit more fixing it rather than taking a $40 loss if possible.
Thanks!
Is there any way I can heat up the neck and bend it or fix this somehow without taking it to a luthier (not worth it)? Any high tension strings or alternate tunings that would help eliminate the buzz? (It has DGBE Aquilas with wound 3rd and 4th right now) It sounds decent and I'd like to keep it and spend a bit more fixing it rather than taking a $40 loss if possible.
Thanks!