Re: The Loar issues
Sorry to repeat older posts, and this one does seem to be far from common, but ...
I had a buzz like that develop after several months of messing with altered tunings. By repeating the de-tune / re-tune process dozens of times, the bridge developed an almost imperceptible lean toward the neck & headstock, as the strings repeatedly pulled the saddle/bridge with them when in tightening mode, but not so much when loosening. As best I could tell, the buzz came from the tailpiece-side edge of the bridge's foot not being firmly pressed into the soundboard.
The solution was to simply (?) loosen the strings & straighten the bridge up - problem solved! Since then, I take care to NOT tune up all strings in unison, but to bring each string fully up to pitch on its own, allowing the previously-tuned strings to hold the bridge in place. Sure, the top will compress and you will need to re-tune pretty much all of them but, again, bringing only one string at a time fully up to concert pitch.
- Ed
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