Jim, At 16:10 2/25/2003 -0700, you wrote: >Richard, > >I'm familiar with the German loop, but what's the French loop? >(No french jokes, please.) > >Regards >Jim Busby RPT français: /////^v^v^v^v-O allemand: |///O | bass strings usually have french. old Chickering single strung sections were french single treble strings like you find at the ends of sections and other loop/tie configurations like Baldwin SD6 middle section generally are german you need a lot more room between hitchpin and aliquot/bridge/whatever for a french loop. ZUT! Alors!! NO jokes!! Conrad Hoffsommer PTG RPT, MPT, CCT Decorah, IA Certified Calibration Technician (CCT) for Bio-powered Digitally Activated Lever Action Tone Generation Systems
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