Edward;
My 1970 Rubio developed a terrible rattle internally due to detached
bracing. Guitars routinely have bracing repaired through the sound
hole, but lutes require removing the top. Major surgery, but it was
done successfully on my lute. Good luck. My repair was done by Mel Wong
in San Francisco.
A. John Mardinly, Ph.D., P.E.
On Jun 6, 2019, at 7:05 PM, Edward C. Yong <[1]edward.y...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Hi Daniel,
The buzz has always been there as long as I've had the instrument.
I've noticed the maker didn't remove the paper stencil(?) after carving
out the rosette and closing the instrument, so the paper is still glued
to the underside of the rosette. I'm wondering if that might be
contributing to the buzz. Is it common for makers to keep that paper
stencil/pattern on the instrument?
Best,
Edward
On 21 May 2019, at 7:52 AM, Daniel Heiman
<[2]heiman.dan...@juno.com> wrote:
Edward:
When did you start to notice the buzz?
Was it always present as long as you have owned the instrument?
Did it appear suddenly out of nowhere?
Have you changed a string lately, and that is when the buzz started?
Daniel
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Subject: [LUTE] Re: Instrument Buzz
Sounds like it could be a loose bar or maybe an issue with the rose.
Try holding the instrument with your fingers on the underside and
with your thumb go round the edge of the soundboard applying a
LITTLE pressure to see whether there are any noises of the
soundboard moving against a bar (like a little click probably). You
can also tap lightly on different areas of the top with the tip of
your middle finger to see if there are any unwelcome noises.
Obviously do this as gently as possible.
Have you checked on the relative humidity? If you have a concert
coming up and you think there is a loose bar, make sure the relative
humidity is at least 50% (but no more than 65%) and this might
resolve the issue temporarily.
Best,
Matthew
On May 20, 2019, at 18:01, "Edward C. Yong"
<[7]edward.y...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi everyone,
A bit of buzz is driving me crazy. I have a renaissance guitar and
there's a buzz that starts with the plucked note and dies down quite
quickly.
I've checked the bridge for any loose bits of string - nothing.
I've checked the pegbox/peghead for loose buzzy strings - nothing.
No possibility of frets being too high and buzzing, as the buzzing
happens at all notes at all positions.
I'm hoping it's not something beneath the soundboard that's loose
and causing the buzz.
It doesn't buzz when the instrument is flat, with the rose facing
up. It buzzes when the instrument is in a playing position - with
the rose facing sideways. It buzzes with the rose facing down.
I'm on the verge of having this sent to the nearest luthier, but
have
a performance coming up. I just hope the audience won't be able to
hear the subtle buzz, as we're not being amplifiedâ¦
Best,
Edward
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