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Old 03-06-2018, 02:05 PM
3fingers 3fingers is offline
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Default Help - unusual string buzzing

I just received a used classical guitar purchased on the internet. It has some strange buzzing I don't understand. For example when I fret the low E at the 7th fret the high E open string buzzes when I play it. If I take my finger off the low E the buzzing goes away.
This buzzing occurs all over the place. Another example - fretting the low E at the 4th fret causes the G fretted at 5th fret to buzz. If I take my finger off the Low E the buzzing goes away.
Any help would be appreciated - thanks
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Old 03-06-2018, 02:31 PM
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Sounds like a good possibility is "back buzz". Doing a search on "back buzz" will provide you plenty of information and its remedy.
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Old 03-06-2018, 05:26 PM
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Thanks - that was it.
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Old 03-06-2018, 06:40 PM
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So to fix it you just need to adjust the nut slot height ever so slightly.
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