Post by williamtk2018 on Jan 29, 2018 10:10:56 GMT -5
I bought my gently used Seagull S6 Classic a couple of weeks ago. It was in good shape, but the action felt a little high, especially to my still new to this fingers. I put on some Martin Silk And Steel strings, which helped to a point, but I thought it could benefit from an exam by a tech. There's a shop near my home, so that's where it went.
The tech said he sanded 1/16" off the saddle. I could feel the difference. At first, this seemed OK, but it's developed a persistent fret buzz on the D-string. That string only.
I was told that a truss rod adjustment could sometimes remedy this. Over the course of a couple days, I've turned it about 3/8ths of a turn to the loose side. The buzz now seems isolated between frets 1 and 4.
Now, I'm no expert, but I don't see that the truss could be adjusted enough to remedy that buzzing without causing issues further down the neck. So, what I'm thinking about doing is getting a new saddle, turning the truss rod back where it was, and starting over from there.
Is that the right approach? I see it as a possible learning experience/opportunity. I like knowing how things work.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
The tech said he sanded 1/16" off the saddle. I could feel the difference. At first, this seemed OK, but it's developed a persistent fret buzz on the D-string. That string only.
I was told that a truss rod adjustment could sometimes remedy this. Over the course of a couple days, I've turned it about 3/8ths of a turn to the loose side. The buzz now seems isolated between frets 1 and 4.
Now, I'm no expert, but I don't see that the truss could be adjusted enough to remedy that buzzing without causing issues further down the neck. So, what I'm thinking about doing is getting a new saddle, turning the truss rod back where it was, and starting over from there.
Is that the right approach? I see it as a possible learning experience/opportunity. I like knowing how things work.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
