Seating/false beats

[Horace Greeley]

Susan,

At 12:45 PM 4/18/97 -0700, you wrote:
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>>Yep, it's called graphite.
>
>Sure, you can double the life of violin and cello strings by rubbing pencil
>lead in the grooves at the nut and bridge; but contact with wood wasn't what
>I meant. I meant the metal-metal of the bridge pin and wire, which is where
>the friction seems to do the damage (making grooves, hanging up). I was
>thinking more along the lines of a drop of Protek, dabbed on right at the
>front bridge pin, while the bridge pin was new and unmarked. I was afraid of
>clogging the tone later, though, and unsure if it would improve the problem.
>
>Full speed ahead, if ahead is where we're going!
>

I don't think that's the answer.  Maybe someone else has thought this
through better.

Best.

Horace


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Horace Greeley

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