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Old July 2nd, 2009, 11:57 AM   #7 (permalink)
surfoverb
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Originally Posted by dankomal View Post
the rattle is like zinging aftersound.

is tying the rubber band on the g string to check the problem is with the nut??

cheers,

mal.
I just installed a tusq nut on my partscaster, and I somehow crushed the nut where the G string sits.(I used a huge c clamp thats how I crushed it) So when I play I get a harmonic note ringing behind the nut (just like when you pluck the string behind the nut but it happens constantly during normal playing). I tried filing the slot deeper and wider but it still rings out. So using a trick I use to dampen my Tennis raquet strings (a trick I learned from Agassi) I tied a piece of rubber band on the G string behind the nut and this solved the problem.

I plan on replacing the nut but in the meantime this works fine.

Im not saying this is whats wrong with yours, Im just throwing it out there as an idea of something to check. If you can isolate where the problem is coming from then you can fix it.

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