I have a new mandolin with a buzz coming from the bridge cover.
Does anyone have tips to treat the buzz without just removing the cover all together? I much prefer the appearance with the cover on!
Cheers, Andy
I have a new mandolin with a buzz coming from the bridge cover.
Does anyone have tips to treat the buzz without just removing the cover all together? I much prefer the appearance with the cover on!
Cheers, Andy
Try putting a small piece of felt between the strings and the cover. You could also try weaving a bit of leather shoe lace through the strings between the tailpiece and the bridge to kill any vibrations too.
Jamie
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Do you mean the tailpiece cover?
Bill Snyder
Bill, I certainly do. I've played a lot of guitar, both acoustic and electric over the years and it all tends to be one lump in that situation. But yes, the tailpiece cover!
JEStanek- thanks. That may well help, I'll see what I can find to wedge in there. I have found that the cover is a little loose though. It sits OK, but buzzes, when fully in place, but when lifted slightly (away from the face of the instrument) it hinges up from the end to quite an angle, about 15-20 degrees from its intended place before it will hold steady again. I've tried to squeese the sides to make it a bit tighter, to no avail. Should it help if I just squeeze harder to tighten it, or is there a better mechanism which is supposed to hold the thing in place?
You can also glue on a piece of leather or felt to the underside of the tailpiece cover where it makes contact with the strings.
Andy - the best thing that you can do,if your Mandolin tailpiece has 'standard' Gibson hole spacings,is to get an 'Allen' tailpiece when you can afford it.There's NOTHING to buzz,stringing up is a dream & they look great IMHO & many folk including myself,think that the additional mass,helps give the instrument a tad more sustain. I fitted an Allen t.p.to a relatively inexpensive Michael Kelly
Mandolin & it did indeed help give it more sustain. If my Weber Fern had 'standard' hole spacings,i'd have an Allen t.p. on it in the blink of an eye,
Saska
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Lebeda F-5 "Special".
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Tokai - 'Tele-alike'.
Ellis DeLuxe "A" style.
Thanks saska, that is definitely worth a look.
It's all drums these days...
Here's a link to Frets.com where this is addressed.
Scroll down to the 2nd picture.
How this helps.
Phil
“Sharps/Flats” ≠ “Accidentals”
I see...
I was just trying to 'suggest' that the edges move by squeezing really hard with my fingers. If a bit of hand tool power is the done thing, that might just do the trick for now. I'll have to take a few deep breaths before cranking away at my new mandolin though!
Thanks Phil.
It's all drums these days...
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