Canard
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I have been tinkering with my recently acquired Godin Multiac.
The strings on it were quite old. I did not recognise the brand - nothing distinctive about them. They were quite high tension, though.
My Multiac is one of the early models without any bridge saddle (pieces) compensation. When I checked the guitar out before purchasing it, the intonation on the B 2nd and G 3rd strings was a little sharp past 7th position - but nothing that could not be averaged out in a creative tuning falling within the safe envelope of pleasant choral dissonance.
I put a set of D'Addario normal tension strings on it, and now the intonation on the 2nd and 3rd strings is much sharper than before, and it is now harder to find a sweet spot in the creative tuning process.
The normal tension strings will come off soon.
What strings do you use if you are a Multiac owner?
Does anyone know if it is possible for a luthier to adjust the placement of bridge saddle pieces to compensate for intonation issues on a Multiac?
The strings on it were quite old. I did not recognise the brand - nothing distinctive about them. They were quite high tension, though.
My Multiac is one of the early models without any bridge saddle (pieces) compensation. When I checked the guitar out before purchasing it, the intonation on the B 2nd and G 3rd strings was a little sharp past 7th position - but nothing that could not be averaged out in a creative tuning falling within the safe envelope of pleasant choral dissonance.
I put a set of D'Addario normal tension strings on it, and now the intonation on the 2nd and 3rd strings is much sharper than before, and it is now harder to find a sweet spot in the creative tuning process.
The normal tension strings will come off soon.
What strings do you use if you are a Multiac owner?
Does anyone know if it is possible for a luthier to adjust the placement of bridge saddle pieces to compensate for intonation issues on a Multiac?