Tubby bass strings

[Joe & Penny Goss]

Hi Tom,
In lowering (a lot) and raising the wound strings, the contact points of
winding and wire change moving away from the corrosion creating some what of
a cleaner contact of winding and wire on the return to pitch.
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom J Armstrong" <pianostom@juno.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 10:26 PM
Subject: Tubby bass strings


> I often loosen and re tighten tubby bass strings to brighten the tone.
> Sometimes it works, other times retwisting the strings is more effective.
>  I understand why retwisting a bass string can make it vibrate more
> efficiently.  The copper wrap is "tightened" somewhat by that procedure,
> allowing the winding and core to vibrate as a unit.  For some reason,
> iron wrap does not usually respond to either procedure.
>
> Just this week I experienced a nice Yamaha G3 that benefited immensely
> from "L & R".   I am curious why merely loosening and retightening works.
>  Does anyone out there really know?
>
> Tom Armstrong