Strange balalaika problem ?!

[sasaradisic]

Hi folks! I have tried a balalaika (russian traditional string instrument with three or more strings) few days ago and it wasn't in very good shape and I knew that. But I have encountered a problem that I could never imagine it is possible. Every fret I pressed string on, produced the exact same sound! It is literally defying law of physics! Could you guys explain me what is the problem and is it and how possible to fix it?

[Bingoccc]

Is it fretting out somewhere higher on the fret board?

[sasaradisic]

Originally Posted by Bingoccc

Is it fretting out somewhere higher on the fret board?

I think it is not fretting out, but I don't really understand what do you mean by fretting out. It does sound okay but the same sound is playing through the whole fretboard on one string amd the same problem is with all other strings

[Bingoccc]

What I meant as that, due to a high fret or a warp in the neck, there may be a fret up where the neck meets the instrument body that makes contact with the string when you depress the string lower on the fret board. Then that high fret would either cause a buzz or tone relative to itself rather than the fret your finger is at.

[sasaradisic]

Originally Posted by Bingoccc

What I meant as that, due to a high fret or a warp in the neck, there may be a fret up where the neck meets the instrument body that makes contact with the string when you depress the string lower on the fret board. Then that high fret would either cause a buzz or tone relative to itself rather than the fret your finger is at.

It is possible that the string is touching some fret near the body and it is producing sound of that fret instead of frets I was pressing