clay-man Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Is the string better if I make the angle a little ramped instead of so sharp on the saddle? Does making more surface for the string to lay held distribute the tension better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay-man Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 when something similar happens to me I use the tip of a nail file made of metal and I shave the area of contact between string and the piezo to make it more smooth .. with prolonged use a kind of very rough groove is formed on the surface of the piezo which instead should be smooth, and the strings break exactly at that point .. doing as I said before, I have always solved the problem I've noticed a groove in the piezos of my G string that was causing pinging noises when using the trem so I hit that piezo with some sand paper and it got rid of it. I saw a burr in the b string and sanded that out. I tried sanding the E string slot as well but it's been breaking even more, I used a guitar file, then hit it with 2000 grit sandpaper in the slots behind the piezo in the saddle where the string ramps down into the body. Is that not smooth enough? Should I use finer grit? I also tried to take out the piezo and smooth the side of the saddle ramp that goes to the piezo to prevent it from cutting the string. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 You could try turning the piezo around. I assume it's breaking at the bridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay-man Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 You could try turning the piezo around. I assume it's breaking at the bridge? Yes, and I did. It might be breaking where there was a groove, cause I honestly can't see how 2000 grit isn't fine enough. I tried to sand out the groove and smooth the surface of the piezo a bit. I also put a bit of ramping on the piezo as well so there's not a sharp angle on the string. I also noticed that the string wasn't making much contact on the slope so I adjusted it a bit. Still waiting on strings to come in the mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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