petertohen Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Last song I posted here on my 1951 LG-2 people pointed out the the low E was sharp.It was capoed on the second fret.I assumed the capo must have pulled it sharp so I didn't worry about it too much. But I was mucking around with it today and realised when I tune to concert pitch on the low E if I fret a G on the third fret it is quite sharp.ie so not capo's fault. Other strings aren't too bad. Anything be done to fix this? Action is already a little high and not much saddle left. Cheers. https://lg2.com/fr/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Not sure what that link is all about ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Uh oh. I clicked on it and closed it. Pray for me... Anyways high action... not much saddle... sounds really like a neck reset is needed. High action... little saddle left... of course when you fret on the neck even at the third fret it goes sharp. After the neck is set, a proper set up will make sure the neck relief is set properly first, then adjust the saddle and nut slots to achieve your desired action. The higher the action, the more intonation-sharp you will get capoing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Sal's right on there, but I would sight down the neck and see if you have conditions where a couple qtr turns of the truss rod wouldn't alter the intonation. Long shot and don't force anything if the nut is stubborn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 This is very strange. The text in the original thread is copied verbatim from one of my posts of at least 18 months ago. I'm not sure what this goose is up to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Good snooping, FB. Glad I didn't click. Sal, full scan your computer. While we're here, what fixed yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Good snooping, FB. Glad I didn't click. Sal, full scan your computer. While we're here, what fixed yours? Still not fixed. I'm very slack. On my to do to take it to someone this year. The culprit is probably a slightly lifting bridge on the bass side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 I thought the post rang a bell I remember buc slapping your wrist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 I thought the post rang a bell I remember buc slapping your wrist haha...nah it was Sal!!The song in question was Famous Blue Raincoat....or a slightly sharp variation of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Rob Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Last song I posted here on my 1951 LG-2 people pointed out the the low E was sharp.It was capoed on the second fret.I assumed the capo must have pulled it sharp so I didn't worry about it too much. But I was mucking around with it today and realised when I tune to concert pitch on the low E if I fret a G on the third fret it is quite sharp.ie so not capo's fault. Other strings aren't too bad. Anything be done to fix this? Action is already a little high and not much saddle left. Cheers. https://lg2.com/fr/ Seems like an admin should take this down if it has a spammy/phishing link in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 haha...nah it was Sal!!The song in question was Famous Blue Raincoat....or a slightly sharp variation of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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