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Re: [SurfGuitar101] Staying in tune with cheaper hardware

Ferenc Dobronyi (ferencnd) - 01 Dec 2003 21:17:37

wrote:
>>equal tension between the
>>strings and springs, and stays in tune better. Also,
>>are you having string
>>binding problems at the nut or under the string
>>trees?
>
>
> By "binding" do you mean hearing the string kind of
> pop as it moves through the nut? I can hear the
> strings squeaking a bit when I work the trem.
This might be the problem, or at least part of it. Try taking a sharp pencil and
rubbing some of the graphite in the nut and on the underside of the string
trees. This will help the strings flow a little easier under the trees and over
the nut (to grandmothers house we go).
fd

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