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Cordoba Mini R Review in Tuning, string noise, Action...
This is a little guitar that is fun to play, especially travel!
Noise I have noticed a string noise (mechanical vibration) on the original 6th string (A tuning). I then stared a painful noise isolation experiments by detaching the other strings, tie up all screws.... but still no luck to find the source of noise..... Action - under saddle strips I noticed that there are Two white plastic strips under the saddle, in which I have no idea it was installed from manufacture or guitar shop which I was telling them to lower the Action - according to the guitarist Peter Frary who published on his website. To find out the noise, I also remove the under saddle strips, but still no luck. Savarez Corum Bass helps! Since I have ran out of idea of source of noise, the last thing I can do, is to replace the original 6th string with a Savarez Bass string E (Normal Tension) - the noise was gone! Although there are very little when you put your ear so close to the bridge, it is fine to use. Changing the tuning from A to G Since, it is not so balance to use the Savarez string on the 6th string, which is slightly thicker (different in the 3rd digit of decimal place in unit of inch), I also replace the 4th and 5th strings with Savarez strings from same set. Since the tension of the 4th string in was felt very high when tuned to G, I have to lower the whole guitar to the G tuning to relief the tensions of the strings. Conclusion The guitar is now using Savarez Corum Bass (Red) with Cordoba - Aquila Nylgut Trebles strings in G tuning. It gives the sound more like a tonal character of the Classical guitar than a hybrid of Ukulele and Guitar that the bass sound thicker and deeper (perhaps due to thicker diameter). The guitar is working like a Terz guitar which is minor 3rd higher than the normal size guitar which sounds good to the music of Renaissance. Final though I haven’t noticed any drop in loudness, projection, sustainability in G yet, but will keep trying it until the new strings comes. I ordered D’Addario EJ94 string (Requinto Guitar) and the original Cordoba NylGut string in A. I still not sure why it has noise on the 6th string and will try the A tuning again.
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Joseph Lau LRSM Guitar: Stefan Vendendoudt, Asturias with AER AK15+ Mic: AKG C451B, Rode NT-USB MINI, iRig Acoustic Amp: AER Compact Classic Pro Last edited by htlau; 02-03-2019 at 11:03 PM. |