CB string height gauge - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T16:02:26Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/cb-string-height-gauge?groupUrl=lowbudgetland&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A2047990&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYes- use your fingertips and…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2014-07-10:2592684:Comment:20479902014-07-10T00:30:28.033ZWadehttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Wade
Yes- use your fingertips and also be aware of string tension- a string with slightly less tension is much easier to fret and make a clear sound.
Yes- use your fingertips and also be aware of string tension- a string with slightly less tension is much easier to fret and make a clear sound. Brings up a question I have.…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2014-07-09:2592684:Comment:20476312014-07-09T19:07:33.043ZWhere's Uranus?https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/WheresUranus
<p>Brings up a question I have. NB I have no experience with fretless instruments as such, and my porch rail CBG or is that PRG? can only be played with a slide, after lowering the string height a bit, replacing the 1/4" bolt as a nut and the PVC pipe as a bridge with a woodscrew for the nut, and a biro for the bridge I can hold the string down against the flat part of the rail, but it still doesn't sound. It's just muted and bleh.</p>
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<p>So how low do you have to get a string…</p>
<p>Brings up a question I have. NB I have no experience with fretless instruments as such, and my porch rail CBG or is that PRG? can only be played with a slide, after lowering the string height a bit, replacing the 1/4" bolt as a nut and the PVC pipe as a bridge with a woodscrew for the nut, and a biro for the bridge I can hold the string down against the flat part of the rail, but it still doesn't sound. It's just muted and bleh.</p>
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<p>So how low do you have to get a string to be able to fret (for want of a better word) it (fretlessly) and have it sound clear?</p>
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<p>OK, I take that back, went to take a picture of it, and it seems it's the way I play, I'm a bassplayer and tend to use the flat of my finger to fret, if I use my finger tip instead, and a bit more pressure, it seems to sound OK.</p>