Resolved!! - Strange Autonomous Creaking from Martin Authentic

[WindChaser]

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[Long Jon]

Originally Posted by WindChaser

Bumping to top. Please see first post for resolution.

HaHA! That's a fantastic result Windy! Great when an apparent "issue" is something SO simple.

Who'da thunk it ?! Well done whoever that was !

[Earl49]

The exorcism was a success!
Glad it worked out for you.

[smurph1]

That's Great news!! Now play the snot out of that guitar!1 That's what they are made for.

[The Old Anglo]

I would also check out the Humidity difference. It may be the wood changing. 47% humidity is standard,get a good hygrometer and check it out.

[darylcrisp]

i think rubbing the garlic on the guitar neck is really what solved all this.

ahem


Fran G, applaudes in your direction.
Just think if you had not replied, and kept at it!

d

[Fran Guidry]

Originally Posted by darylcrisp

i think rubbing the garlic on the guitar neck is really what solved all this.

ahem


Fran G, applaudes in your direction.
Just think if you had not replied, and kept at it!

d

Based on this:

Originally Posted by WindChaser

Hi All,
... I would also like to say, thank God it wasn't haunted because I was actually wondering after a while...

Aaron

I should have been thinking about making a low ball offer on the "haunted" guitar.

Fran

[JohnW63]

It's great you got this figured out. I still can't understand how the guitar is moving, once in the stand, so that it could make a creaking sound.

You say it does this in the basement, right ? What if you move the stand back upstairs ?

What else do you have down there ? Washer and Drier maybe ? Could the floor be vibrating due to an appliance or heater running ? If the Martin is much lighter, it could move due to vibrations where the slightly heavier Taylor does not ?

[WindChaser]

Originally Posted by JohnW63

It's great you got this figured out. I still can't understand how the guitar is moving, once in the stand, so that it could make a creaking sound.

You say it does this in the basement, right ? What if you move the stand back upstairs ?

What else do you have down there ? Washer and Drier maybe ? Could the floor be vibrating due to an appliance or heater running ? If the Martin is much lighter, it could move due to vibrations where the slightly heavier Taylor does not ?

I actually tested it upstairs. I'm pretty sure it's only the authentic. Although the authentic is built lighter, the Taylor makes zero noise while on the stand. Also, I found others who have experienced this creaking from the guitar stand. It's just a funny phenomenon.

[WindChaser]

I should have been thinking about making a low ball offer on the "haunted" guitar.

Fran[/QUOTE]

that's awesome.

[Fran Guidry]

Originally Posted by JohnW63

It's great you got this figured out. I still can't understand how the guitar is moving, once in the stand, so that it could make a creaking sound.

You say it does this in the basement, right ? What if you move the stand back upstairs ?

What else do you have down there ? Washer and Drier maybe ? Could the floor be vibrating due to an appliance or heater running ? If the Martin is much lighter, it could move due to vibrations where the slightly heavier Taylor does not ?

The stand has a V shaped yoke that holds the guitar, it is otherwise unsupported. With some instruments and their particular neck finish/shape/who knows what stiction occurs between the neck and the yoke. A particularly responsive guitar amplifies the "release and catch" of the stiction phenomenon.

It's quite possible that a heavier guitar seats itself more firmly in the yoke, equally possible that the particular finish on the neck interacts with the material of the yoke, equally possible that the shape of the neck results in a different degree of contact between the neck and yoke.

Fran

[JohnW63]

equally possible that the shape of the neck results in a different degree of contact between the neck and yoke.

So, you think it may be a settling thing and the Authentic neck shape doesn't give the stand as much friction so it settles in little increments ?

If that is true, what if the OP put the guitar in and just tugged downward a bit extra when he places the guitar to speed up the settling ?

[Orfeas]

Never heard of that happening before.

[Kittoon]

Does the headstock "spin" when uttering these groans?