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L13 off for a Plek service, back to wood...
Finally found someone to look at my frets: thomann.de so it's off to Germany and might be some weeks till I get it back.
For the mean time I'm using my wooden guitar and all the baggage that I'd forgotten about: How about tuning every time I pick it up? How about having to tune ALL the strings if changing to an open tuning rather than just a few of them? How about not sitting on my terrace and playing in the autumn sun? Can't wait to get my L13 back
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Maybe you need two CF guitars rather than one ?
Last edited by 121; 10-29-2016 at 12:58 PM. |
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Sirwhale, I'm a little curious why you feel the need to Plek your Blackbird L13.
My brand new Lucky 13 has a wonderful set up and very good intonation, even with altered tunings. I have been checking it carefully. If you change the tuning of one or more strings, the others will likely need some tweaking. That is true of all my guitars, including the Rainsong, CA Cargo and certainly all wood guitars. Maybe not as much pitch change with CF, but the overall tension will affect the other strings. |
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The problems I mentioned are about my wood guitar All this tuning! With my L13 I hardly ever tune and when switching to other tunings the neck doesn't move so I only have to tune the corresponding strings to that tuning. If you'd read another post that went for a while I have a buzz on the D string, I measured and read about the issues for a long time but the luthiers etc wouldn't touch it around here because I live in Spain where there is very little stainless steel and no CF. I had the D string action at 2.5mm, which was ok, but I wanted it to be lower and it was on my mind. As no one would look at it, and my feeling was that there was a high fret somewhere high up the neck (barely noticeable) then I've sent it to be pleked. Nothing else was wrong with the guitar, it sounds great and the intonation etc are all great too.
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Good luck. (or since you sent it to Germany "Viel Gluck")
A PLEK setup is a fairly generic setup, and a technician who knows what he is doing can generally do a better job. Hopefully this takes care of your D-string issue.
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Sorry I misread your post, Sirwhale. I remember your thread on the other issues. Now off to go play my Lucky 13.....
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I spent two hours with three instruments yesterday. A wooden baritone uke, an X20 and the L13. I was switching back and forth to figure out which instrument is best for a few songs I am working on.
I had just tuned the uke the day before but had to tune it again. It's a great little instrument other than it being fragile and having to tune it all the time. Since I had the tuner out I decided to check both the X20 and L13. I actually don't remember the last time I had the tuner on either CF guitar, but both were almost perfectly in tune. The X20 was right on on every string. The L13 was slightly flat on one string (B or G) by 2 or 3 cents, but I don't know if that was from string stretching, other usage or abuse (guitar fell over when I wasn't paying attention). I also have a PRS Bernie Marsden that I play sometimes. It's a great guitar, but I don't like having to spend time tuning it every time I pick it up and the tuners feel more fragile than the two CF acoustics. Hence it gets less play time for that and other reasons even though I haven't had it as long. Cheers, Tom |
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I bought my first CF guitar back in 2000, realized I would need more instantly.
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Yes, since my first Cargo I can't help myself. Then there was a new and improved Cargo, and an Ox, three Blackbirds, three Emeralds, and a Rainsong. It is new territory and it is delicious.
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I also bought my first CF in year 2000, a Rainsong. Then I got a CA, and after that an Emerald. For years I only owned and played CF guitars. Now, If I could, I would like to have both CF and traditional guitars. Currently I have a Yamaha LL16 and a Martin CEO7, but an Emerald X20 is in my future.
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It's encouraging to read all these positive comments about CF acoustic guitars.
I'm still waiting on my first CF acoustic (Emerald X7 Artisan). Ordered this summer, hope to have very soon. |
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121, you will be very happy with the X7. I had one and I sold it to save money for an X20, but believe me... it is incredible for such a small body. More over, the quality of construction is so impeccable... the fretboard is a work of art.
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