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Post by littlebobby on May 18, 2024 10:18:05 GMT
Restrung my blues ‘36 and all of a sudden the intonation on the 6th string is about a quarter tone high from around the 7th fret. Changed one string at a time, nothing unusual seemed to happen. A bit perplexing. Am I right in thinking I need to do something with the biscuit to get it back in?
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Post by Pickers Ditch on May 18, 2024 10:27:39 GMT
First check that the string slot in the nut and also the saddle is big enough and that the string is seated properly in both.
Sometimes the slot ain't big enough and the string 'sits up' a gnats cock.
Had that problem on a bass once - very, very light application of fine wet'n' dry enlarged the slot sideways and problem was solved.
Best, PD
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Post by littlebobby on May 18, 2024 10:29:56 GMT
First check that the string slot in the nut and also the saddle is big enough and that the string is seated properly in both. Sometimes the slot ain't big enough and the string 'sits up' a gnats cock. Had that problem on a bass once - very, very light application of fine wet'n' dry enlarged the slot sideways and problem was solved. Best, PD Thanks man. I’ll have a look and report back. |
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Post by Tymus on May 18, 2024 10:41:18 GMT
It might be a duff string, I had the same thing happen once a few years back, swapped it for a fresh string and intonation was back.
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Post by Michael Messer on May 18, 2024 11:02:43 GMT
Are the other strings okay? If it is one string, then it's the string. If it is all three on the treble side, then it is the biscuit needs a swivel. If you did them one by one I reckon it's the string.
If it is what PD thinks, you can floss the slot with the string and that will do the job.
Phew....I thought we might have needed to call out the National Breakdown Service. I'm sure there's one in your neck of the woods.
Shine On
Michael
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Post by littlebobby on May 18, 2024 11:47:55 GMT
It was a set of newtones that arrived when I bought the blues 36 off a lad on the forum. I think they are very old so that’s the likeliest explanation and the simplest to check out first.
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Post by richclough on May 20, 2024 22:18:24 GMT
I once had a wound string that was noticeably thinner at the bridge end. That messed with my head trying to work out what was going on...
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Post by snakehips on May 21, 2024 11:19:31 GMT
Hi there !
Moral of the story is try to only change one or two strings at a time, so that the biscuit is still under decent string pressure - and can't shift out of position, losing good intonation (assuming it was good before-hand !).
If you were already being careful by doing this, then yeah, it could be the actual string.
Is the string of the same gauge as the previous string ?? It could be sitting differently in the saddle slot than before - not all the way in, even the string is thicker, or fall in deeper, if a narrower gauge, and the slot was a V shape instead of rounded at the bottom. (also, do the same checks for the nut slot).
I'm just offering different possible reasons for the intonation to have suddenly have changed, on the assumption that the biscuit hasn't rotated on the cone.
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Post by littlebobby on May 30, 2024 10:48:45 GMT
Hi there ! Moral of the story is try to only change one or two strings at a time, so that the biscuit is still under decent string pressure - and can't shift out of position, losing good intonation (assuming it was good before-hand !). If you were already being careful by doing this, then yeah, it could be the actual string. Is the string of the same gauge as the previous string ?? It could be sitting differently in the saddle slot than before - not all the way in, even the string is thicker, or fall in deeper, if a narrower gauge, and the slot was a V shape instead of rounded at the bottom. (also, do the same checks for the nut slot). I'm just offering different possible reasons for the intonation to have suddenly have changed, on the assumption that the biscuit hasn't rotated on the cone. I’ve not got round to restringing it yet - played a show on Sunday and got away with it when using a slide. |
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Post by richclough on May 30, 2024 10:50:52 GMT
I once had a wound string that was noticeably thinner at the bridge end. That messed with my head trying to work out what was going on... The weirdest thing was that, whilst on pitch at the nut, the string got further out of tune proportionately as I moved up the fretboard! |
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