Do as Howard suggests. Go right round the edges of the soundboard pressing in 
gently with the ball of your thumb (it's often the ends of bars that become 
unstuck). One tell-tale sound is a little click as you press. Also try plucking 
one of the guilty courses whilst pressing down on the soundboard very gently 
with a few fingers in an area where the noise seems to be coming from and then 
releasing. If the sound becomes clearer and the 'weird resonance' stops whilst 
your damping the soundboard, that is another indication of a possible loose 
bar. Sometimes increases in humidity will make the problem disappear.
Best,
Matthew



> On Apr 14, 2017, at 3:44, sterling price <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi all- I started having some buzzing on my 13 course powered lute. I'm not 
> sure if it is a loose bar or some weird resonance. The buzzing only happens 
> on certain courses and I can't isolate where it's coming from. Has anyone 
> some advice for me?
> Thanks!
> Sterling
> 
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