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Post by freeway on May 6, 2012 9:31:59 GMT
Hi Guys.... I got this Takamine accoustic jumbo EN 20 over 20 years old and a bit battered to be honest..ha ha but it keeps going out of tune for some reason after I use a capo....I change my strings fairly regularly had it checked out and had the frets redone the machine heads are fine can't figure out whats going on. I realise new strings will stretch but even old strings go out of tune after one use of the capo (also tried a diff capo)...any suggestions or fixes would be great. I love the guitar and obviously well used to it but I can't work with a constant untuned one like this so might have to change reluctantly so . Cheers guys Barry  |
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Post by frankie on May 6, 2012 10:14:18 GMT
Hi Guys.... I got this Takamine accoustic jumbo EN 20 over 20 years old and a bit battered to be honest..ha ha but it keeps going out of tune for some reason after I use a capo....I change my strings fairly regularly had it checked out and had the frets redone the machine heads are fine can't figure out whats going on. I realise new strings will stretch but even old strings go out of tune after one use of the capo (also tried a diff capo)...any suggestions or fixes would be great. I love the guitar and obviously well used to it but I can't work with a constant untuned one like this so might have to change reluctantly so . Cheers guys Barry Are the strings pegged or thru the bridge ? Do all the strings go out of tune ?Is the neck straight when under load ? Is the Octave true when in tune ? |
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Post by freeway on May 6, 2012 11:20:47 GMT
Thru the bridge Frank its mainly the first and second strings that go out but my fourth seems to break a lot as well for some reason... the neck is fine its a digital tuner so the octave seems to be spot on ok.
I've never had this problem before just in the last 6 months maybe it could be the strings Martin 10's light gauge might revert back to the 12's and see how I go I'm pretty heavy handed on the strumming at times but it still don't explain the tuning issue though .
I haven't really changed anything I've done over the years if the neck was weakening could this cause it you think ?
Barry
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Post by frankie on May 6, 2012 11:31:31 GMT
Thru the bridge Frank its mainly the first and second strings that go out but my fourth seems to break a lot as well for some reason... the neck is fine its a digital tuner so the octave seems to be spot on ok. I've never had this problem before just in the last 6 months maybe it could be the strings Martin 10's light gauge might revert back to the 12's and see how I go I'm pretty heavy handed on the strumming at times but it still don't explain the tuning issue though . I haven't really changed anything I've done over the years if the neck was weakening could this cause it you think ? Barry Does the bridge need adjusting. Can you get to the thrust rod if so you could give it a gentle tweak as a last resort. I would try changing the E and A for a slightly heavier.Is the string breaking at the nut or bridge.Are the fret wires okay none sitting higher than others. |
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Post by freeway on May 6, 2012 20:33:24 GMT
Frank... Ya the frets and bridge are fine just got them done recently .......can't access thrust rod unfor Ill get some new strings heavier gauge and I'll see how I go. Another thing thats started happening lately can't change my E 1st string keeps snapping so using a B 2nd instead broke 4 strings one day alone . Seems to be some kind of tension issue dunno losing patience at this stage anyway Ill try some heavier strings tomorrow and let ya know how I go thanx again Barry |
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Post by frankie on May 7, 2012 0:01:08 GMT
Frank... Ya the frets and bridge are fine just got them done recently .......can't access thrust rod unfor Ill get some new strings heavier gauge and I'll see how I go. Another thing thats started happening lately can't change my E 1st string keeps snapping so using a B 2nd instead broke 4 strings one day alone . Seems to be some kind of tension issue dunno losing patience at this stage anyway Ill try some heavier strings tomorrow and let ya know how I go thanx again Barry Breaking at the same place each time ?Could be the nut needs a stroke of a file in the slots. |
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