string breakage

Wimblees@aol.com Wimblees@aol.com
Thu, 24 Jun 2004 16:03:28 EDT


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In a message dated 6/24/04 2:23:37 PM Central Daylight Time,  
sbirkett@real.uwaterloo.ca writes:

Both strings will have the same stress for  the same scale position, but the 
thinner string is stronger so more able to  withstand that same stress level.


I'd check for other factors that are causing  the breakage.


By the way, what is the pitch, speaking  length, and wire gage of the 
offending string?


Stephen

Stephen
 
This is the high A (16 5/8") & A# (16 1/4") of this particular Autoharp. 
I've trying to use .020, and then went to .018. 
But both broke. I'll try .016. 
 
If the strings were breaking at the same place, I would think that would be 
the cause. But some are
breaking at the v-bar, some at the pin, some at the winding. 
 
Wim 


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