How to fix my guitar?

Question

I'm learning to play the guitar and I'm using my grandfather's old classic guitar. I restringed the guitar but everytime I tighten the bases strings I hear a snapping sound and the strings become loose but they don't break. I don't know where it is coming from but I do know that the bridge fo the guitar is lopsided so I'm thinking that's the problem but I don't know how to adjust the bridge. If you guys could tell me how to do this or if you know what the problem is please let me know. Thanks.

Answer 1

The sound you are hearing is probably due to the machine head itself. The key is slipping at a certin point and that is why you hear that popping sound.

Replacing the key is about $4 . if you buy the entire 6 keys, that will run around $20 to 50.00 the set.

Now, the other thing is that the bridge may be coming off the sound board. Loosen all the strings and if the bridge tends to get closer to the board, then you know it is loose and will tear off.

If you tune the guitar and the strings are far away from the fingerboard, then you know the bridge is coming off.

Get it reglued for $15 but it is worth it ?  If the harmony able is damaged and the guitar is good quality, get it fixed properly .

Answer 2

If you don't know anything about guitars you should NOT try to fix it yourself.

Take it to a reputable music store with a repair department and let a qualified guitar repair person look at it.

As a previous poster said, you might have unknowingly put steel strings on a classical guitar which is built only for nylon strings, and if so, then the bridge MIGHT be lopsided because its in the process of being ripped off the guitar by the pull of the steel strings -- then the snapping sound you hear would be the sound of the bridge pulling loose....!!!

Please loosen all of the strings on the guitar and take it to a qualified repair person ASAP.  You do NOT want to irreparably damage a fine old guitar!

Answer 3

o that's normal, the part where the string goes through in the body of the guitar is just loosening up; unless this is preventing them from fully tightening , there is no problem at all; i get it sometimes when i restring my ibanez

Answer 4

you said the bridge is lopsided? could you post a picture of the bridge up? sounds like your describing your bridge physically ripping off the face of the guitar. i've had that happen to me, very sad. if your bridge isn't ripping off, then it's just how you string that guitar. it takes some time to learn of to re string a guitar & at the same time make it not pop like that.

you said it was a classic guitar? as in classical?

classical guitars use nylon strings. like this:

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steel string acoustics use steel strings.

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/shop_image...

hopefully you didn't put steel strings on a nylon string guitar.

Answer 5

If this is your grandfathers guitar it might be very old and worth some money. If you end up breaking it you'll regret it for a long time.

Go to a guitar center near you that has a luthier. Ask them to do a set-up for you. There will be a cost but the guitar will then be set up the way it should be.

Answer 6

it could be on the headstock... where u turn the k**b to make it tighter... that could be weak, u should get it checked out... but it sounds like a nice guitar!