Buzzing sound from acoustic guitar
I was given an acoustic guitar by a friend; it produces an annoying sound when the strings are vibrating (any string, although it's loudest with the low strings), quite similar to feedback on an electric guitar. Nothing is loose; my best guess is that the sound is caused by the front face of the guitar body vibrating.
The problem seems to come and go week to week; if anyone has any suggestions on how to eliminate it I'd be very grateful.
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You're holding back on info., is it open strings, certain frets? Try tapping the body of the guitar. It should produce a wooden ring rather than a dull whack. Try it all over the front, sides and back. If it all sounds 'sound' then the wood is probably o.k. Next suspect is the struts and purfling inside the body. My guess is that some of it has come unstuck. When you tapped the body, there may have been a rattle from inside. That's going to need strings off, and a hand inside to find the loose part. Glue is the next item needed.
If the dull thud was apparent, then there may be a crack in the wood of the body. That's a lot more difficult to remedy, and needs a trip to the guitar doctor - a luthier. Or the tip...
I think it is a problem with the closeness of the strings to the fretboard. Check this. This can cause a sort of buzzing similar to what you describe. this buzzing can change week by week because it can be affected by humidity and temperature changes. If this is the case, I would suggest that you take it to a guitar technician, or if you are game,try to change the action (distance of the strings from the fretboard) yourself. I have done this on a guitar which had the opposit problem where the strings were too high, the only problem is that I dropped the strings too far :( .
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