Build 4 - buzz from inside body? - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T01:43:47Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/build-4-buzz-from-inside-body?groupUrl=class101&feed=yes&xn_auth=noIt's definitely coming from i…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2018-12-01:2592684:Comment:32465572018-12-01T19:18:52.163ZSean Murphyhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/SeanMurphy
It's definitely coming from inside the box - I can hear it quite clearly when I put my ear to the sound hole. I secured part of the piezo wire but not the whole thing - I'm guessing that either my internal bracing or the wiring is causing the buzz.<br />
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Thanks for all the suggestions!
It's definitely coming from inside the box - I can hear it quite clearly when I put my ear to the sound hole. I secured part of the piezo wire but not the whole thing - I'm guessing that either my internal bracing or the wiring is causing the buzz.<br />
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Thanks for all the suggestions! You get good at tracking down…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2018-12-01:2592684:Comment:32466242018-12-01T18:57:25.640ZJohn Sawyerhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/JohnSawyer
You get good at tracking down buzz when building these things! :-) My first trick is a fingernail... get the buzz going, then push down on the string right at the nut edge, or the bridge edge. If it stops, you've found it... (to Gus's point). Then start pushing on the box in various places... see where it stops...<br />
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It COULD be inside the box: Did you glue down the piezo wire? if it's laying gently on the box somewhere, it can buzz bad...
You get good at tracking down buzz when building these things! :-) My first trick is a fingernail... get the buzz going, then push down on the string right at the nut edge, or the bridge edge. If it stops, you've found it... (to Gus's point). Then start pushing on the box in various places... see where it stops...<br />
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It COULD be inside the box: Did you glue down the piezo wire? if it's laying gently on the box somewhere, it can buzz bad... "pluck the top string, open o…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2018-12-01:2592684:Comment:32464082018-12-01T15:23:07.364ZGus Khttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/GusK
<p>"<span>pluck the top string, open or fretted, I'm getting a buzz from inside the body". I'd try working that string slot just a tad. Maybe bevel it back a bit and make sure the sides aren't rubbing. It's hard to tell from your pic how deep you have cut them. Too deep can cause problems.</span></p>
<p>"<span>pluck the top string, open or fretted, I'm getting a buzz from inside the body". I'd try working that string slot just a tad. Maybe bevel it back a bit and make sure the sides aren't rubbing. It's hard to tell from your pic how deep you have cut them. Too deep can cause problems.</span></p> By your pictures , first cul…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2018-12-01:2592684:Comment:32465862018-12-01T15:04:57.659Zthe anonymous pickhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/theanonymouspick
<p> By your pictures , first culprit i would look at is those strap buttons . make sure they are nice an tight . then see if the bridge is level or rocking on the boxtop , then check break angle of string at bridge . </p>
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<p> By your pictures , first culprit i would look at is those strap buttons . make sure they are nice an tight . then see if the bridge is level or rocking on the boxtop , then check break angle of string at bridge . </p>
<p></p> At the beginning of the build…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2018-12-01:2592684:Comment:32462812018-12-01T14:55:00.244ZS Elginhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/SElgin
<p>At the beginning of the build I go through the entire box and run a line of super glue around every seam and joint... if it has the wooden inserts sound the inside I glue those also.... do it with every one. Can't say I never get a random buzz like what you are describing, but at least I know it isn't a seam or joint buzzing. If you look close at the picture you can see all the inside joints have a line of super glue</p>
<p>At the beginning of the build I go through the entire box and run a line of super glue around every seam and joint... if it has the wooden inserts sound the inside I glue those also.... do it with every one. Can't say I never get a random buzz like what you are describing, but at least I know it isn't a seam or joint buzzing. If you look close at the picture you can see all the inside joints have a line of super glue</p>