Subject: regal RD-45
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 15:50:18 -0500

Hi Mickey:
Great site, a lot of interesting reading. Bought a RD-45 squareneck for my 14 yr. old son. The tuners were coming off the guitar due to a big burr left on the string shaft on the two closest to the nut. We took the burr off & put the tuners back on. Also, while we were apart, I changed the nut, spider, and saddle. Sounds10X louder with deeper tone. The highest string (I would call high E as a guitar player) sounds like a sitar. Everything looks good, and adjusting the spider to the cone does not change it much. What do you think? Is it a bad seat of the string in the slot of the sadlle or nut?

Greetings!

Thanks for the kind words regarding our website...

First and foremost, we always recommend taking any problem to your local repair technician...without training, you're taking a risk in following any repair suggestions...since we, ourselves are not present to properly analyze the problem...

Based on your description, if you're willing to take the chance: Yes, we've encountered this before...an extremely twangy sound...could be that the tension of the resophonic cone is loose...try tightening the screw located through the hole on the reso cover...only tighten one revolution or less...be careful not to over-tighten.

If it still sounds twangy or has some buzzing overtones, try removing the E string and carefully filing the notch where the string resides in both the bridge/saddle and the nut...use a file that fits properly...do not make the notch any wider than it is...and, finally, if none of this works, try replacing the E string itself...

Best of luck to you...Mickey