Rendering, et al

[Ron Nossaman]

Hi Wim,

>
>Several thoughts come to mind. Even though you have new strings, the kind of 
>noise you are describing would indicate the strings have a notch in them at 
>the agraffe, or other pressure point. If it is a plain wire string, reduce 
>the tension on one end, and pull up on the other end, to get the notch away 
>from the pressure point. 
>For the bass strings, I guess you might want to replace the string.

* Well, I'd thought of a spot of corrosion, or nick in the wire at that
point, but why would reworking agraffe holes prevent this if that were the
case? Contradictory indications. Doesn't compute. 



>Second thought. If it is the agraffe, are you sure the agraffe is tight on 
>the plate. If these were replaced, perhaps they weren't settled down on the 
>plate securely. 

* By the callouses of my own three hands, I assure you that isn't the case.
"Settled" isn't nearly a violent enough term to describe how I torque down
agraffes. Believe me, they're tight.



>Third thought. Even though they are new agraffes, perhaps the holes are cut, 
>putting extra pressure on the string as it is pulled though. This will be 
>hard to see, unless you pull the agraffe out. 
>
>Just my three cents worth.
>
>Wim

* Cut? You mean, like, by the string?
 Ron