Guerrilla Radio Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 yeah, basically on my cc24 acoustic, the bridge rattles when I strum the guitar. Don't know how it started, or why, but it does it. If I rest my hand directly on top of the part of the bridge where the strings go in, then the rattling stops. Anyone know how I could fix this? I'm gonna go head and guess that it might involve me taking off the bridge and re-gluing it. yes, it was a cheap guitar. should have gotten something different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneMonkey Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Have you tried restringing it? Restring it very carfully and check that all the strings are seated correctly. You'd be amazed at how often something simple fixed the problem. No need to rip the bridge off just yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guerrilla Radio Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Sadly, i'm out of acoustic strings. haha. I'll pick some up when I go down to Guitar Center on friday. hopefully that's the reason why... I want to play my acoustic again instead of playing my electric unplugged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scab Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 (edited) could be anything.. -crappy saddle -loose saddle -brace (inside guitar) coming loose good thing I would try: while strings up to tension... check bridge to see if it's coming unglued then (if that's not the problem) loosen the strings until you can pull them off wiggle the saddle and see if it moves if not any of these.. could be (like I said) loose brace.. I'm pretty sure that ovation does the standard (or advanced) x-bracing patterns.. perhaps the bridge plate or any others could be coming loose... you sure that the buzzing is coming from the saddle side of the guitar? how did you come to this conclusion? Edited February 22, 2008 by scab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guerrilla Radio Posted February 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 I came to this conclusion because whenever I palm mute the strings, and strum them (and I mean, really strum them HARD), it doesn't rattle. I restrung it and seated the strings properly and it still is suckay. damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Try tapping around on the top with no strings on, and make sure it's not your tuners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guerrilla Radio Posted April 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 Try tapping around on the top with no strings on, and make sure it's not your tuners. Waaay late response, but it's not the tuners. It's easy to hear that it's coming from the bridge whenever i try to play the thing. So for now, i've just loosened the strings while it's not in use for a long time... because it's pointless to keep it in tune if it's not going to be played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer7440 Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 Is the bridge itself secure? I know on some guitars (I'm not sure if ovation falls in this category) the bridge was actually held on with a nut and bolt on each side of the bridge(and maybe glue as well). The head of the bolt was often hidden under an inlay. If this is the case you may have a loose bolt that is rattling. Or I may have no clue...just another possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guerrilla Radio Posted April 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 (edited) Is the bridge itself secure? I know on some guitars (I'm not sure if ovation falls in this category) the bridge was actually held on with a nut and bolt on each side of the bridge(and maybe glue as well). The head of the bolt was often hidden under an inlay. If this is the case you may have a loose bolt that is rattling. Or I may have no clue...just another possibility. Well, there are two inlays that are on the bridge. Hm... you may be on to something here. any way that I could check this out without destroying the bridge? haha EDIT: yeah, took off all the strings and felt around in the soundhole. Found two bolts right under the bridge. I'm guessing this is the problem that you've described. Edited April 10, 2008 by Guerrilla Radio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer7440 Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Cool, You should be able to reach up in there and feel for the nuts. If they are loose do what you have to do tighten them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guerrilla Radio Posted April 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Cool, You should be able to reach up in there and feel for the nuts. If they are loose do what you have to do tighten them up. Yeah, I tried twisting them with my hand, but that didn't work out. Wouldn't there be some kind of nut under the MOP inlay to keep the bolt.. inside the bridge? lol. Because I was thinking that's what i'd have to turn. Any idea how I could turn the things without having to take out the inlays? because that's pretty much impossible lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer7440 Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 That could be a tough one. If the head of the bolt is spinning under the inlay, I'm not sure how you fix it. you may have to carefully drill or dremel out the inlay. Then you could tighten the bolt ( then use some loctite or super glue on the threads to keep it from coming loose again) and put in a new inlay. I know this sounds like a huge job...but it might not be that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guerrilla Radio Posted April 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 That could be a tough one. If the head of the bolt is spinning under the inlay, I'm not sure how you fix it. you may have to carefully drill or dremel out the inlay. Then you could tighten the bolt ( then use some loctite or super glue on the threads to keep it from coming loose again) and put in a new inlay. I know this sounds like a huge job...but it might not be that bad. Lol. sounds like a job for another day. But i'll keep it in mind haha. I've got none of the tools to do that kind of stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 I am not sure if a loose nut and bolt is the problem (may very well be). One thing that could possibly cause the problem you are encountering is the string breaking over the saddle at a bad angle. If the string breaks over the saddle and floats over the back of the saddle instead of rolling snuggly over the back of the saddle. You can get a nasty sounding buzz. A minor adjustment to the shape of the saddle will correct that, and if you rest your palm over the back of the saddle it also mutes the effect(which I believe is what you mentioned you found to be the case). Also be sure the ball ends are seating well, you shuld be able to pull the pins when tuned to pitch and the strings should stay put just fine. If the ball ends have worn the bridge plate they will start slipping and wedge and bind between the bridge and pin. Just a couple extra items to consider. Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guerrilla Radio Posted April 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Well... I don't know anymore then haha. I tried shaking the bolts around and they were snug in there... GAH. I'd probably be better off getting a new acoustic. jk. if i can fix this then i'd do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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