[CAUT] partial rescaling of C7

[Ron Nossaman]

On 8/27/2012 9:12 AM, Robert Callaghan wrote:
> Hello.  What are your thoughts on changing to a heavier gauge wire on
> the two lowest tenor notes just above the break on a C7?  People have
> told me they want more tone from them, and what it sounds like to me is
> the wire gauge is just a little too light.

It's not. The string is too short and the break% is too low. A change in 
wire size won't change that. A longer speaking length, which won't be 
possible, with plain wire, or putting a few unisons of wrapped strings 
down there is the only thing that will help. About a 4 or five note 
transition bridge would be ideal, but that's unlikely to happen. Putting 
a couple of wrapped bichords on the original bridge won't be anywhere 
near ideal, but it will be less miserable than what is currently there. 
You'll also have to move and add hitch pins, and will orphan a couple of 
tuning pins in the process, which will surely horrify someone.`

This is a VERY common problem that comes up on these lists every month 
or so.

Ron N