>I am not advocating, or defending a sloppy stringing job, but here's >something I want to throw out of disucssion. > >I was told once that the way a string is coiled around a pin has no effect on >the tuning stability of that string. This does NOT include a loose becket, or >untight coil. I am talking about wires that cross over each other. Anideas on >this? > >The other aspect of this post is the coils against the plate. Again, it is >not a good way to do it, but what is the effect of a coil down on a the plate? > >Wim Wim, A very interesting question! I would think that the way the string is coiled around the pin might not have any effect on how the string STAYS in tune, but I wonder if it would affect the ease with which the string could be PUT in tune. I'm speaking primarily of possible rendering problems associated with a string's crossing over its segments. Then there is also the problem of bass strings which sometimes break when the coil crosses over on itself - a few of the older Yamaha P22s come to mind. As to your other point, it's likely that there might be rendering problems if the pin is driven down so far that the wire either rests on the plate, or partially inside the tuning pin hole, or bears down too hard on the plate felts. Regards, Tom Tom Seay School of Music The University of Texas at Austin mailto:t.seay@mail.utexas.edu
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