Too much sustain.
- Ron Wisdom
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Too much sustain.
Question for you southern folks: I don't play very often, but I was playing my first build tonight and noticed that the "D" string seems to have the same resonance as the body of the guitar. It sustains much longer than the other strings. (when played open) It's not a problem, really, just annoying at times. Any clue as to how to get it to back off a little? Do I need to shave a little off a brace or tone bar? I used standard Martin style scalloped bracing and overall I love the sound of the guitar. Maybe if I try a little heavier gauge "D" string?
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I bought a Gold Tone banjo-uke once (nylon strings), and the 3rd string acted just like that. Too loud and the sustain was way out of proportion to the other strings. It came good when I changed the strings.
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Ron, there is an article in one of the GAL journals about dealing with wolf notes by adding little weights to the top.
Use a lump of bluetac stuck to the top and move it around until you find the right spot. You may need to use 2 lumps. Then make it as small as possible while maintaining the effect. Then gluie a lump of ebony of equal weight to your bluetac lump on that spot but on the inside of the guitar.
Look for the article if you have access to some GALs from the last few years. It is quite detailed.
Cheers
Dom
Use a lump of bluetac stuck to the top and move it around until you find the right spot. You may need to use 2 lumps. Then make it as small as possible while maintaining the effect. Then gluie a lump of ebony of equal weight to your bluetac lump on that spot but on the inside of the guitar.
Look for the article if you have access to some GALs from the last few years. It is quite detailed.
Cheers
Dom
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My latest soprano has this issue. I put it down to the aquila strings.Hippety Hop wrote:I bought a Gold Tone banjo-uke once (nylon strings), and the 3rd string acted just like that. Too loud and the sustain was way out of proportion to the other strings. It came good when I changed the strings.
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