machine head problem i think

Creamy Goodness · 19-12-2004 8:41pm #1

right i bought a nice crafter acoustic just to mess around with and after getting my les paul i was low on funds.

but last night i notice if i play abit hard on the strings i get a hum that seems to come from the machine heads. (i broke E string last night) just wondering is this usual as i think the hum only started after breaking the string.

also a off topic question but what are them screws inside the machine heads for?

-=al=- · 19-12-2004 11:46pm

it may be ur action and its causig fret buzz, Or the Nut, i doubt its the machine head.... Higher ur action is it the low or high e u broke??

1. Raise the action
2. use a ligher string gauge
3. replace/higher the nut

any of those might solve it...

Creamy Goodness · 20-12-2004 12:15am

-=al=- wrote:

it may be ur action and its causig fret buzz, Or the Nut, i doubt its the machine head.... Higher ur action is it the low or high e u broke??

1. Raise the action
2. use a ligher string gauge
3. replace/higher the nut

any of those might solve it...

sorry should of mentioned it was the high E string.

what you mean by raise the action?

NeMiSiS · 20-12-2004 1:07am

Did ya replace it with the same guage that was on it ?

Creamy Goodness · 20-12-2004 2:13am

i don't know cos i didn't have any high E strings to replace it with,

it's buzzing when i have five strings on the guitar, no guitar shop near me is open on a sunday so i couldn't get any strings

rob1891 · 20-12-2004 2:20am

Does it buzz if you hold high e machine head post? It's just that it is a bit loose and has no tension on it. Stick a string on there and there won't be anything to vibrate.

Creamy Goodness · 20-12-2004 2:25am

rob1891 wrote:

Does it buzz if you hold high e machine head post? It's just that it is a bit loose and has no tension on it. Stick a string on there and there won't be anything to vibrate.

that's what i think it is, but i can't get strings until tomorrow

it doesn't viberate when i hold i think, i can't really try now as my parents are sleeping in the next room.

-=al=- · 20-12-2004 2:41am

the action is just how close the strings are to the fretboard.... But can u make any adjustments to the Machine head? u cud replace it, or if anything i mentioned helps...

John · 20-12-2004 3:42am

chances are it'll be fine when you get a full set of strings on it

Doctor J · 20-12-2004 10:15am

There is nothing keeping the high E machine head under tension, hence the rattle. Get a new string, problem solved.

feylya · 20-12-2004 12:19pm

Or check if there's a little screw on the side of the machine head (holding the knob on). If that's a little loose, a quick tighten should work. Not too tight mind, just tight enough to take out any slack.

Creamy Goodness · 20-12-2004 2:33pm

thanks all for your replies it's really **** when you break a string and you've no spares so you gotta wait til the shop is open to buy strings

machine head problem i think

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