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Tylermando123 - Posted - 12/09/2018: 10:07:40
Got a new pava f5 mandolin and didn't notice until I started playing around the twelfth fret that the sound is dead/buzzy. I've put new strings on had it set up by someone else and it's still present. don't know what to do.......
MandoTom2 - Posted - 12/09/2018: 10:22:17
I would look down the neck line (edges of the neck) from the head stock towards the body and see if there is a 'hump' in the fretboard, in the area where the buzz is, which is where the neck meets the body approximately...
When you changed strings, did you change to a heavier, thicker gauge? That is a possibility...
MandoTom
Edited by - MandoTom2 on 12/09/2018 10:22:49
Tylermando123 - Posted - 12/09/2018: 17:47:05
the buzz/dead sound was there before I changed the strings as well on lighter strings. ive looked down the neck and it looks normal to my eyes
MandoTom2 - Posted - 12/09/2018: 20:18:11
I just looked up Pava Mandolins... Never heard of them before...
They look to be top drawer instruments...
I would call Pava and see if they have any ideas...
Secondarily, I would make sure the luthier that worked on such a nice instrument, plays and/or builds mandolins him or her self...
All luthiers are not created equal (especially where music store luthiers are concerned)...
MandoTom2
Edited by - MandoTom2 on 12/09/2018 20:18:52
RickJohnson - Posted - 12/10/2018: 09:38:02
Try Rob's ebook:
Thanks for mentioning my ebook, gang, and please feel free to put my email address out if someone asks.
As noted, just email me at rob.meldrum@gmail.com and put Mandolin Setup in the subject line. It makes it easy for me to sort through my daily emails when I get home from work and send the ebook out.
Wishing everyone Happy Holidays,
Rob
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