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JimmySkinny Senior Member
Joined: 10 Dec 2002 Posts: 99 Location: Altoona, PA
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Posted: Friday Apr 04, 2003 |
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i've just spent the last hour trying to adjust the intunation on my "D" string, i absolutely cannot get it. here is how i was taught to correct intunation and please gimme your take on how you repair it.
12th fret harmonic should be the same as the 12th fret pressed? _________________ www.skinnydesign.com
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BandChic Senior Member
Joined: 09 Dec 2002 Posts: 6
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Posted: Friday Apr 04, 2003 |
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Sounds like your neck is warped or bowed & in need of adjustment. My advice would be to take it to a professional unless you are 100% sure of what you are doing.... |
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ragztem Active Member
Joined: 03 Feb 2003 Posts: 72 Location: Central PA
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Posted: Friday Apr 04, 2003 |
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well, first off make sure the battery is fine in your tuner, if using a battery powered one, and your chord is good. your string intonation is good when the open D, harmonic D, and the fretted D, are all the same pitch (in tune) when fretting you have to make sure you are fretting the string EXACTLY IN THE MIDDLE between the 11th and 12th frets, if not you will cause it to be flat or sharp. start over and reset the saddle to be inline with the 3rd or 5th string saddle. then tune open D, then the fretted, and check the harmonic. Move the saddle foward or backwards as needed, if you still cant get it, take it to shop, shouldnt be too much $$ to fix |
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JimmySkinny Senior Member
Joined: 10 Dec 2002 Posts: 99 Location: Altoona, PA
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Posted: Friday Apr 04, 2003 |
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i know my neck isnt warped because all of the other strings are perfectly fine, i read online that if you cannot adjust the intunation try a new string because the old string may be the problem and not the saddle
oh yeah and my tuner is a korg rackmount, so no battery in it _________________ www.skinnydesign.com
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Ron Site Admin
Joined: 07 Dec 2002 Posts: 2031 Location: State College, PA
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Posted: Wednesday Apr 09, 2003 |
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Hey Jimmy,
I don't know if I would adjust my intonation with old strings. They can get way out of whack after a while. With new strings at least you're sure the characteristics of the strings are fairly consistent.
It shouldn't be the neck causing the problem if the other strings are OK. It could be a high fret, but I'd bet that it's a lousy string. _________________ ... and then the wheel fell off. |
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JimmySkinny Senior Member
Joined: 10 Dec 2002 Posts: 99 Location: Altoona, PA
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Posted: Wednesday Apr 09, 2003 |
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thanks ron, i was gonna get a new set of strings and try to fix it, but i'll hafta wait for cash for strings
thanks again to anyone that gave their input! _________________ www.skinnydesign.com
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Zerohdefects Active Member
Joined: 08 Sep 2003 Posts: 25
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Posted: Wednesday Nov 12, 2003 |
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I will intonate and restring your guitar for 15 bucks on any trem other than a floating vibrato.
I will COMPLETELY set up your guitar, oil all parts, clean and level frets, everything. I offer all these services at my tech shop.
A thing to member, fretted note sharper, move the saddle back, fretted note flat, move it forward.
New strings are a must
Make sure your neck is adjusted right, to the way you play, some like it straight, some like a little bow.
Action, make sure that is where you play it at.
Something else that can make yoru guitar out of intonation, make sure your pickups are not too high. The magnets in the strings pull them out of their vibration, and will result in a mathmatical distortion.
A good tuner is a good thing too, I intonate with a Korg DTR2. |
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