Ric writes: << I heard that in the old days, spare strings were sent with the instrument. Surprised this tradition is was not kept. I would determine the tension, measure the wires around it, consult with the maker and probably end up moving down a size.< The spares had been used long before. This was an out of town gig, I had expected them to have all the necessary, etc.... And have you ever tried to tell an authentic instrument maker to change scale?? >>Did you try a square knot? Yes, didn't work. >> And I would guess the square knot might be less stressful to the iron wire. The modern knot, is it a sheep shank? has sharper bends in it than the square knot. >> I used the double bight, I used the sheet-bend, and square. (sheep shank isn't in the my repertoire as a wire knot. Glad it is over, the project did get completed. (but lemme tell all of y'all, there IS money in non-ET work!!) Regards, Ed Foote RPT
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