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Permalink Reply by Diglydog on August 8, 2012 at 5:46am

Looking at the photo, are all the strings wound (i.e. the bottom 3 from a set) or is one plain ? It's difficult to tell. If you're tuning the bottom 3 up to GDG, that might explain the high tension. Just a thought, I'm no specialist on any sort of string theory.

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Permalink Reply by Nobby 1974 on August 13, 2012 at 12:02am

you had the same thought as me diglydog - it looks like all three are wound strings.

Jenna, are you using the Low E, A and D strings from the pack? If you are, try switching to the 5th, 4th and 3rd (A, D and G strings) then tune the A down to G and the D and G normally to give you and open G chord.

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Dean Johnson on August 8, 2012 at 7:43am

Try adding a fretboard! It will close the gap and stop the bowing. You don't have to put frets on it, But they aren't that hard to do.

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Permalink Reply by Jason on August 13, 2012 at 2:23am

I just want to echo what others have said: you are not alone here. My first build had the same issue with the action. In fact, I was thrilled with the way it looked but it was almost useless as an instrument. It is now disassembled on the work table waiting for some repairs and alterations. The point is to keep at it and don't get frustrated. You'll learn something new with every build, and cracking those tough problems is super rewarding.

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