i'm changing strings and when I replaced the 3rd it won't raise to A....but the 6th will. The B pedal action seems loose as well. What is the problem? Thanks.
Dave
Help!.....3rd won't raise
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Dave, you might want to turn the guitar over and check to make sure that a ball from a broken string isn't lodged in the changer at the 3rd string finger.
Question: did you change the 6th string from a wound to a plain? If so, I believe a plain 6th requires less pedal travel to bring it up to pitch. Meaning, the 6th would be raised to the "A" note quicker than before... while the 3rd string would not yet have reached the "A" note (the 3rd requires more travel than the 6th).
If this is what's happening, you can start by backing all the way off of the 6th string's nylon tuner. Then tune up the pedaled 3rd string. Once that's working correctly, tune up the pedaled 6th string.
If all else fails, you may have to increase the travel of the B-pedal. There should be an adjustment screw under the guitar to do this. Or... you could just put a wound 6th string back on.
Question: did you change the 6th string from a wound to a plain? If so, I believe a plain 6th requires less pedal travel to bring it up to pitch. Meaning, the 6th would be raised to the "A" note quicker than before... while the 3rd string would not yet have reached the "A" note (the 3rd requires more travel than the 6th).
If this is what's happening, you can start by backing all the way off of the 6th string's nylon tuner. Then tune up the pedaled 3rd string. Once that's working correctly, tune up the pedaled 6th string.
If all else fails, you may have to increase the travel of the B-pedal. There should be an adjustment screw under the guitar to do this. Or... you could just put a wound 6th string back on.
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