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NetKnockout · February 18th, 2006

I have a buzz, >sigh<... "The action on the strings looks fine to ME", she says with an inexperienced twinkle in her eye...

Problem is only on the 5th and 6th strings and only when the strings are pressed down in the 9th, 10th or 11th fret??? ~Nikki

CanuckTodd · #16 February 19th, 2006

Nice guitar? Yes, sure.
Boy, you guys are real guitar nuts if that's all you can say about that nice pic from the lovely Netknockout! : )

Ultimate Garage Band · #17 February 19th, 2006

I'm guessing Ivorex II is some kind of synthetic ivory/bone compound. It's probably better than the plain, stock plastic saddles that come on most starter guitars.

NetKnockout · #18 February 19th, 2006

Neil - I can play the trumpet and clarinet, though I see the piano and the guitar in a completely different league, and I, the perfectionist whom is very hard on herself, would not claim to play the guitar nor the piano...: ) I can play an array of Christmas songs and such on the keys, though certainly not anything such as Bach, Beethoven, etc...

UGB- My father also suggested replacing the saddle with bone. I've been experimenting with alternate tunings, (as Ani DiFranco's music has been my thing lately), and my father said in doing so he felt that the strings passing through had most likely worn down the plastic...

Canuck - thank-you for the compliment, really it's sweet, though I am glad the guys are sticking to issue. I have a shop that's bigger than my house and more tools than most women have shoes and jewelry combined, I have a small farm and my Echo chainsaw, and my 1961 Oliver 500 (tractor), Olivia, are my babies, so to speak... So you see the circles that I spin in are male dominated! Being not only female, but also tiny and attractive, it's a constant struggle to be taken seriously...

NetKnockout · #19 February 19th, 2006

OH, while we are kind of on the subject of strings...>smiles<
I had originally purchased the lighter weight/ gage, (which is it?), strings because I was told that they would easier to play... Though, I actually don't notice any difference in the ease based on them...
So, if someone would could they please explain the advantages and disadvantages that the different strings hold, it'd be great!... Also, for the most part, I don't like the sound of the strings when my fingers slide across them, my father suggested that perhaps I try "flat wounds" (?)...Sorry, I've never had a guitar lesson, everything thus far has been self taught, so forgive me if my terminology is incorrect at times... : (

NetKnockout · #20 February 19th, 2006

Sry, new questions just keep popping up! When speaking of the saddle are you referring to both of them? That is I am assuming there are two...

And is replacing them something I can do myself??? I'm not faint at heart in that regard... I do just about everything for myself, I'm just not the kind to take anything into any shop. I fix my own truck, computer, plumbing etc... : )

allthumbs · #21 February 19th, 2006

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Originally Posted by NetKnockout

Sry, new questions just keep popping up! When speaking of the saddle are you referring to both of them? That is I am assuming there are two...

And is replacing them something I can do myself??? I'm not faint at heart in that regard... I do just about everything for myself, I'm just not the kind to take anything into any shop. I fix my own truck, computer, plumbing etc... : )

Take a look here NK. Should tell you all you need to know.
http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgur...icial%26sa%3DN

NetKnockout · #22 February 19th, 2006

Hi All, thanks for the information, but honestly that is too much... : )
There is soooooooooo much to every aspect of the guitar, and as I have said I am not a "seasoned guitarist".... Too much, just overwhelms me....

So, with all due respect, can you translate it into more simplistic terms???
Just tell me which kind would be the best, I wouldn't mind spending up to $50.00.
And can I change them/it myself???

allthumbs · #23 February 19th, 2006

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Originally Posted by NetKnockout

Hi All, thanks for the information, but honestly that is too much... : )
There is soooooooooo much to every aspect of the guitar, and as I have said I am not a "seasoned guitarist".... Too much, just overwhelms me....

So, with all due respect, can you translate it into more simplistic terms???
Just tell me which kind would be the best, I wouldn't mind spending up to $50.00.
And can I change them/it myself???

I think you just want plain bone saddle. Look on their order page and choose the blank that is right for your model of guitar. If it is not listed you can send him your saddle and he will make you a custom one. You can google for changing saddles. Should be an easy search.
http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgur...icial%26sa%3DN

Ultimate Garage Band · #24 February 19th, 2006

I forgot that Take's have that split saddle. Nikki I'd either hand it over to a tech or purchase a replacement saddle and try to get that one to fit buy sanding down the bottom. There's some threads on that here I think. The good thing with doing your mod on a replacement saddle is that if you screw it up, you still have the original saddle to put back in.

allthumbs · #25 February 19th, 2006

A Takie bone saddle is only 20 bucks on the site I linked.

CanuckTodd · #26 February 19th, 2006

Ok NetKnockout,
Back to guitar talk, no problem. But a gal who can play guitar, fix a truck and run a farm? Wow!

NetKnockout · #27 February 20th, 2006

UGB - I did as you asked with the ruler, though the only one I had was 12", and it rocked, a lot.... So, just to be sure, I went and butchered my ruler, rendering it to 6", and tried again, it did rock, but it was ever so slight...

coldethyl · #28 February 20th, 2006

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Originally Posted by CanuckTodd

Nice guitar? Yes, sure.
Boy, you guys are real guitar nuts if that's all you can say about that nice pic from the lovely Netknockout! : )

Yes your right on the money as far as Nikki being quite stunning, but for all her beauty she is equally intelligent and I'm sure she would appreciate that being considered as well as having the potential to be a very good guitarist.

Neil

Edit (21/3/06): BTW Nikki, I don't know if I've mentioned it already, but I used to play Clarinet too. Lost interest in it though when I was about 12 years old.

Ultimate Garage Band · #29 February 20th, 2006

I'm going to guess then that the 12th fret is too high. I'd take it in to a tech to have them level it and then recrown what they leveled. I'm guessing that would be around $40. The tools you'd need just to do this job would be around $40.

NetKnockout · #30 February 20th, 2006

UGB - You seem to be a wealth of knowledge, thank-you so much for taking the time to share, and help...: ) I'd say you qualify as a treasure...: )

Neil, as always thank-you for your kindness... And I too, lost interest in the clarinet at about the same age, but you know I love the sound, and often it is my choice "voice", on my keyboards, meshes nicely with my voice, whereas the guitar actually doesn't, lol, I mean maybe it would it I were playing it differently, I don't know, I've just completed a looonnnggg heavy journey, and though completely spent from it, the ending was harsher yet, and thus sleep will not be coming anytime soon. A good time to write, though probably not here...: ) ~Nikki