Guitar sound quality deteriorated

MusicCrusader · April 28

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Hello, community,

I have Saga Cigano GJ-5. I used it for 14 years; there were no issues, I didn't drop or hit it.

But last week, its sound deteriorated, which made me unhappy.

3rd string (G) on the 5th fret sound is not bright, like something preventing the string from oscillating. I checked that there were no problems with frets, neck, or neck nuts. The string doesn't touch the next frets, but its oscillation stops like something prevents the sound. You can hear extraneous sounds that the string makes on this fret.

Quite the same problem 2 days ago appeared with the 2nd string (B) on the 3rd fret.

And the final problem, the 5th string (A), rings too much on the 12th fret. I have to be very gentle to avoid this sound.

I understand that my guitar is a budget, but in the past, I didn't experience issues.

Do you know what the issue can be and how to solve it? Find a local guitar luthier? I doubt there are luthiers in gypsy jazz guitar.

Gouch · April 28

Where are you located? There is probably a luthier somewhere in your area and hopefully readers of your post can recommend someone.

Buco · April 28

My guess would be the tuners. See if someone can hold the tuner tight when you're picking a note that's causing the problem. Make sure to tighten whatever you can tighten on the tuners. I didn't hear much of an issue on the A string, maybe a slight fret buzz but it's mild. The guitar actually sounds very nice.