Did you recently change to a new kind of strings? Different makes and models of strings have different diameters or gauges , so you may have a string sitting in a slot that is too big for it. More commonly, your strings are old and worn, with frayed or flat spots causing a buzz. Changing to a new set may solve the problem. Sometimes the inside wires of your pickup have crept over to lightly touch the top, causing them to rattle. You may be able to reach in and push them over.
If there is a lot of loose cable, you can add a small self-adhesive clip designed for clipping computer cords out of the way. Just place it inside the uke through the sound hole, on the inside waist of the uke.
This is a more significant issue that a pro will have to fix. You can tell if this is the problem by tapping with your finger on the outside of the uke on the front and back. The tap should resonate like a drum, if it makes a dry crack or rattle sound, then a brace is cracked or unglued. The absolute most common cause of a buzz is a high fret or frets. This could be just one note on your uke buzzing, or it could be several notes on one string in a row.
Even if your uke had no high frets when it left the shop, they could develop over time with changes in temperature and humidity. You may have noticed the buzz only when you started playing up the neck, fingerpicking, and playing single-note melodies. Even a high-quality instrument from a professional luthier or factory may need a little fret dressing after a couple of years.
Just consider it a 1,mile checkup. Is it an issue with your fretting hand? Do you just not have the strength yet to play a chord? Every ukulele player at some point or another has gone to play a ukulele chord just to have the chord sound out with a dead thud. This is such a common challenge every ukulele player has to overcome. Even advanced ukulele players will encounter this problem and have to find a way to fix it.
You can fix ninety-nine percent of buzzing ukulele chords with the above solution, however, there are other factors that can cause your ukulele to buzz on you. This has to do with the quality of craftsmanship. For example, cheaper ukuleles may have metal frets on the fretboard that are uneven or not properly filed down. So it may be in your interest to save up for a higher-quality ukulele.
Lastly, strings can buzz if you strum too hard or with too much tension. When it comes to your strumming and chord technique, there are a variety of factors that impact how musical you sound:. Send Me the First Lesson Not sure where to go next? Join the free video lesson course. Discover how to make music on the ukulele even if you've never played an instrument in your life with the free Learn To Play Ukulele Today video lesson course. Join the course and get four lessons with 14 step-by-step videos that have helped thousands make music for the first time.
Enter your details:. I like that picture of you ,very nice, but I am not doing to well as My husband keeps calling me so it is going to take me some time I will just keep at it, he is not a well person so he has to come first —. I hope you continue to find time to play ukulele for your enjoyment! You deserve it! Thanks, Brett. I never knew this. Hah, ah, yes! Proper fretting hand positioning can relieve some of that giving you more leverage.
Thanks for your comment! Love your lessons. Very informative, clear and easy to follow. Keep them coming! I have one tiny peg unbroken embedded in the body of the uke and one that has snapped off level with the top. What do I do about these tiny pegs? Kathleen - sounds to me like those pegs were designed to give strength to the joint - not sure how you will get that strength back with glue. Best I can suggest it take it to a luthier for a look.
Or better still - if it is two weeks old, I'd be asking for a refund - it certainly shouldn't happen! Your information is always on point. I know this information and I can tell you do as well. My uke make a buzzing sound when I strumming the third and fourth fret of the 1st chord. The buzz is coming from somewhere in the body. It's an electro acoustic Ukulele so I wonder if it could be something in the body which vibrate. But I don't understand why the buzz sound only on the 3rd and 4th fret of the A String?
Wanali - because sometimes loose wiring or bracing etc can vibrate when certain resonances are played on the ukulele but not others. Hi, I just bought a Cordoba 20tm-ce tenor. It sounded fine in the store, but then I didn't really play it very loudly. When I got it home, the more I played it, the more I noticed the E string buzzing when I press down on any of the frets.
Not only that, it sounds muted. I've double checked my technique, it's not hitting any of the frets, the buzz is consistent with any fret I touch but the second is the worst , and it sounds like the buzz is coming from the saddle.
I'm hesitant to think it's a bad string because it sounds fine when it's open. And I'm hesitant to think it's the saddle when it's the only string that buzzes. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Actually a bad string can absolutely buzz when played even if ok when open. The fretting action changes the height of the string and that causes it.
Equally, because the strings are different thicknesses it absolutely can be the saddle. All of that said - sounds like the ukulele is new? This is NOT acceptable for a dealer to sell you one like that - personally, I would take it back and ask them to change it or remedy the buzzing.
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