Re: Buzz On ANY Mandolin
Originally Posted by
Soupy1957
I guess there is such a potential problem as “too strong of an attack,” no matter how expensive the mandolin, right?
There definitely is a "too strong of an attack", no matter how strong the fretting finger is: Buzz can occur in many places, from the fretted fret to the bridge, and an insufficient finger pressure on the fret is one of the options. That's what I would try first: does the buzz go away if I press harder? Mind you, this is only for locating the issue - not that high pressure should be neccessary for playing.
If that's not it, the next thing to try is raising the action (if that makes the buzz go away, it may make stronger fretting neccessary as a side effect).
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