Help! Luke III Low E and A tuning Problem

[LennyR]

Hey Everyone,
I'm new here and I hope someone can shed some light on this bizarre problem I'm having, a least it is to me.
I bought a Luke III new a little over 2 yrs ago and gig with it weekly.

Well, in the last week or so after every song played the Low E and A strings go sharp, not flat, sharp!
This is very frustrating to say the least!
Does anyone have any ideas what might be causing this?

Please help!
Thank You,
Lenny

 

[Lou]

Could be lots of things.

1st question... Is your trem set up to float?

 

[LennyR]

Yes it is.

 

[DrKev]

Clean the nut slots and lubricate with pencil lead, or tiny amount chapstick/vaseline/lithium grease. Does that help?

 

[jptortor]

I also would recommend a little Lube in the bridge where the string comes out of the base plate and into the saddles... Basically anywhere that the string touches something. That always works for me!

 

[LennyR]

Thank you guys! I'll give those thing a try and let you know!

 

[LennyR]

Hi, Thanks for the suggestions. What kind of lube do you recommend?

 

[BrickGlass]

Big Bends Nut Sauce. Amazing stuff and works extremely well.

 

[ksandvik]

Big Bends Nut Sauce. Amazing stuff and works extremely well.

Little goes far, too. So even if expensive, it will last a long time. No need to put lots and lots of it at the nut.