pageanthony Posted June 26, 2003 Report Share Posted June 26, 2003 Hi all, Here's my problem. My guitar is being very stubborn about staying in tune on the lower frets. I'm sure you've all heard it before, tune to open chords and it's out of tune up the neck.....and vice versa. I've been looking at the Earvana (www.earvana.com) system and have it on a strat and it works wonders. Problem is, the guitars neck is a small 1 9/16" width, smaller than any offered by earvana. I've contacted them about a smaller neck but there's been no asnwer yet. My question is....are there any other known work arounds for this problem, or aparent causes? Since the nut is so small the grooves were not pre-filed so i've done my best and believe they are at correct depths. This is a huge pain and makes the guitar unusable at times. Any suggestions welcomed. Thanks -Anthony anthony.page@acadiau.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 26, 2003 Report Share Posted June 26, 2003 Hi Anthony, welcome to the forum! Wouldn't it be possible to use the 1-5/8" one and just take 1/32" off each side so it matches the width of the neck, it would spread your strings out 1/32" on each end compaired to where they are right now so it may feel more like your strat but that way with very little modification it could be done with either sand paper or a file. Or are your High and Low E riding the edge already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pageanthony Posted June 26, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2003 Hi Brian, Thanks for the response. The strings are not riding to close to the edge, so it is a possiblity. I know that Earvana state many times on the website not to sand or file the top piece of the nut, but i'm not sure if they are refereing to the bottom, since that would affect the height. So, filing or sanding the sides, may be an option. -Anthony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 26, 2003 Report Share Posted June 26, 2003 Well in your case the side's wouldn't be doing anything but hanging off both edge's of the neck. Of course any modification would probably void any warrentee they may have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted June 26, 2003 Report Share Posted June 26, 2003 alot cheaper way is to just move the nut forward a tad and set up the intonation for tempered tuning..... i have the specs if you want to try it yourself.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 26, 2003 Report Share Posted June 26, 2003 Hi krazyderek and welcome bro! If you have them for a 25.5" neck I'd like a set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted June 26, 2003 Report Share Posted June 26, 2003 ok well i stumbeled onto this when i was reading up on the buzz feiten tunning system, i was trying to find the equations and intonation offsets, so i could use them at home for personal use only, hence not infringing on the patent buzz currently has, so only read on if you agree to use the following for personal use only!!! if you want to do this for other people and charge them then you have to buy a liscence to do so, but it's free to discuss these things, cause they're freely available on the patent office's web site. so before i post them i should just make sure, does anyone object ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 26, 2003 Report Share Posted June 26, 2003 Might want to take it to e-mail to avoid any complications here's mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pageanthony Posted June 26, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2003 anthony.page@acadiau.ca Here's mine as well. I'd like to read about it as another option, plus i'm getting more and more interested on this topic as i research. -Anthony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted June 26, 2003 Report Share Posted June 26, 2003 ya probably a good idea, i'll try and dig up the link to the actual patent office as well.. but i'll send the info i use on a .doc word file ok hey anthony you live in NS eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pageanthony Posted June 26, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2003 Great, thanks got the info Yes I do, here for school for 3 years now. Decided to stay for the summer and do some things in the school studio. You know the area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted June 27, 2003 Report Share Posted June 27, 2003 brian did you get it too? ya i live in dartmouth/halifax.... capitol of NS just an hour or so away.. i think my friend went to acadia... did you stay in the tower? his name was nick warren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 27, 2003 Report Share Posted June 27, 2003 Yuppers got it and the link worked fine Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted June 27, 2003 Report Share Posted June 27, 2003 Can you send it to me too derek? john.davey2@mail.dcu.ie thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbish247 Posted June 27, 2003 Report Share Posted June 27, 2003 Me Too, Me Too, Me Too... My Email Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted June 28, 2003 Report Share Posted June 28, 2003 lol i might as well just posted it here lol.... but remember guys you seriously can't reproduce these temepered tuning specifications for profit.. but personal use is fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave Posted June 28, 2003 Report Share Posted June 28, 2003 Well you didn't so here's dave@sharpfour.com my email too thanks, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 28, 2003 Report Share Posted June 28, 2003 lol i might as well just posted it here lol.... Might as well since it is public access available from the Goverment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono_470 Posted June 28, 2003 Report Share Posted June 28, 2003 If you decide not to post it here, and if it doesn't bother you too much, could you please send it my way?? v8_346ci@hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 28, 2003 Report Share Posted June 28, 2003 I sent it off to the last 4 request's so let me know if you didn't get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted June 28, 2003 Report Share Posted June 28, 2003 lol thank's brian, i sent it to the 2 before the last two here.. lol.... ya, but we should keep things "under the table" just incase.... don't want to go to jail over a guitar.... although i am in canada.... so i'd like to see them try and arrest me with the border being a province away.. so ya, everyone just keep forwarding it to whom ever, but remember, for personal use only, and you can't reproduce it for profit.... so if you run a storel, you can't advertise it, but if someone wants it done you can do it for free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 28, 2003 Report Share Posted June 28, 2003 would someone please send it to westhemann@yahoo.com.......i am curious also as to how this works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 28, 2003 Report Share Posted June 28, 2003 Click here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted June 29, 2003 Report Share Posted June 29, 2003 good call brian... although some poeple might get lost in all that mumbo jumbo.... i tried to sift through all the crap and just take out the important stuff and put it in the .doc word file.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnuk Posted October 25, 2003 Report Share Posted October 25, 2003 say... erm... could I see that .doc file also please...? er... I think... not because i'm a 'tard or anything... johnhe-uk@supanet.com thanks! Johhn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.