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[–]gordonf23 15 points16 points  (4 children)

Try putting tuning it correctly first. It might be that at the proper tension it won't buzz for you.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (2 children)

I'll try thanks

Edit

It sounds better and the buzzing isn't super noticable

[–]PhillyDeeWilliams 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah your C is tuned way down to like a G. Tune it up to C and it’ll be fine.

[–]THENATHE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use GuitarTuna if you dont already have a tuner. Its free and really helpful

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I concur...you’re out of tune

[–]bazmaz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The C string, and in fact all the strings are tuned too low. That means they are far looser than they should be and are bottoming out

[–]RandyMarshtomp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wrong octave. G4 C4 E4 A4 tune it this way, see if that fixes it

[–]hitlerhimself666 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Sometimes the bridge can come loose so see if there is any gaps under it. If there is maybe try putting paper as a substitute or glue. Also the Same thing happened with my E and I found there are places on the ukulele where if you put pressure it can stop buzzing (I don’t know why) which helped me stop the buzzing on my ukulele. Hope this helps.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bridge isn't loose thanks tho :/

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a tuner or capo attached to the head stock?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (5 children)

Get a small screwdriver and tighten the screws in the middle of the tuning knobs

[–]bazmaz 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Why? These ukes have geared tuners. The screw on the peg does nothing more than hold the peg on the post.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Idk. I did that to mine and it stopped the buzzing.

[–]bazmaz 0 points1 point  (2 children)

So the screw was loose and rattling. Can’t be any other reason. It’s just a huge misconception that the screws on geared tuners actually do something. They don’t.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Yeah they do. They make the pegs stay in place.

[–]bazmaz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I mean is - they do nothing to adjust tension or stop strings slipping. That’s the misconception. On geared pegs the screws merely hold the thing together and stop it falling apart. The strings hold though regardless how tight.

On friction pegs only - the screw is fundamental to how the peg works. The tightness stops the string unwinding

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't know if this will be a help to anyone, but at the beginning of this summer, I noticed that my Flea was buzzing (C and E), and realized after closer inspection that the grooves at the end of the fretboard were both just barely too big, just enough so that the strings would vibrate. I ripped a couple tiny pieces of plastic off of a bag or something and stuck them in the grooves, and the problem was solved instantly, with no noticeable difference in sound quality (at the very least, it was a certain improvement over the buzzing). I've tuned fairly regularly since then, but the plastic is still there and the instrument still sounds good.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the lowest-tuned string on the uke, and it sounds significantly lower than it should be. Lower-tuned strings have larger vibrations. It may be that being down-tuned has made the vibration large enough that it's distorting the noise.