https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/problem-guitar-impossible-to-tune/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:54:05 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/problem-guitar-impossible-to-tune/#post-209817 Sat, 18 Nov 2006 04:30:49 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance USAF_ChrisA https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/problem-guitar-impossible-to-tune/#post-209817 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/problem-guitar-impossible-to-tune/#post-209732 Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:56:37 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance Steve-0 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/problem-guitar-impossible-to-tune/#post-209732 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/problem-guitar-impossible-to-tune/#post-209655 Fri, 17 Nov 2006 06:29:22 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance USAF_ChrisA https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/problem-guitar-impossible-to-tune/#post-209655 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/problem-guitar-impossible-to-tune/#post-209548 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:43:52 +0000
If you're doing the 'ball end' version, sometimes the knot starts to slip under tension and the pitch will keep lowering even as you're trying to raise it.

Here's a link to doing it the standard way, which you may or may not have tried:

http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/Musician/Guitar/Setup/Classical/ClassicStr/classicstr1.html]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance DemoEtc https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/problem-guitar-impossible-to-tune/#post-209548 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/problem-guitar-impossible-to-tune/#post-209545 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:28:31 +0000
Or...since you're not using ball-ends, it *might* be slipping at the bridge. On the high E I loop it under 3 times if I have room, and then the tail of it hangs off the back edge of the bridge and gets 'caught' by the rest of the string.

But...could be the tuners like someone said. When you're winding that string to pitch, is the post physically moving in a steady, consistent movement, or does it jerk? Also, when the string's pitch goes flat, can you see that post moving backward a little?

Hmmm...dunno if this helps.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance DemoEtc https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/problem-guitar-impossible-to-tune/#post-209545 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/problem-guitar-impossible-to-tune/#post-209530 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:10:29 +0000
I dont think the tuners are slipping because when i do a full rotation the pitch goes up to a certain point, then falls back down, never going higher than a B. How would i fix a problem at the saddle?]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance USAF_ChrisA https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/problem-guitar-impossible-to-tune/#post-209530 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/problem-guitar-impossible-to-tune/#post-209518 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 14:24:52 +0000
nylon strings take a while to settle in...

unless you stretch the strings manually, it will probably take a day or 2 to keep consistent tune... that's what i gather from my experience with classical guits..

Regarding your high e... are you sure you attached to the peg winder correctly ??? I don't want to assume your level of experience/inexperience, but the first few times i restrung my classical i had all sorts of tuning problems due to the way i was winding it at the headstock...]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Jminor https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/problem-guitar-impossible-to-tune/#post-209518 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/problem-guitar-impossible-to-tune/#post-209514 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:02:06 +0000
My money's on the tuners though, have you got at least two windings around the peg? Nils has a very good guide to a very good method here.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Misanthrope https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/problem-guitar-impossible-to-tune/#post-209514 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/problem-guitar-impossible-to-tune/#post-209509 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 12:16:02 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance indiana_jonesin https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/problem-guitar-impossible-to-tune/#post-209509 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/problem-guitar-impossible-to-tune/#post-21899 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:07:29 +0000
The high E string will not reach a high enough pitch. It gets to about a B then actually drops in pitch. Personally i didnt think that the pitch could drop if the string was tightened.

Anyways, does anyone know what the problem may be? Possibly something to do with the nut? I dont know, im tired, going to bed.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance USAF_ChrisA https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/problem-guitar-impossible-to-tune/#post-21899