Jason Kanter wrote: > I've always wondered why you can twist the bass strings with obvious good > results, but need be so careful to avoid twists in installing plain steel > strings. "False beats!" was the warning. I dont know about the false beats bit in plain strings. I did see an experiement anyone can do tho... put enough twists on a plain string and it will start to sound horrible.... but no-one goes around puting 5-6 or more twists on plain strings anyways so it doesnt seem to be a real situation. But as far as bass strings go, this is supposed to be unneccessary and can actually be detrimental if you are using hex core strings, tho I forget exactly why the later.. I will see if I can find that reasoning stuffed away somewhere in all this stuff I have accumulated over the years. But in plain wire strings it can certainly help. Tightens the wrap so to speak. Only if you wrap with the winding mind you. The other way has the opposite effect. Most usefull for temporarilly getting rid of buzzing bass strings, and sometimes seems to help with some falsness. When I get a really bad pair or a nasty rolling single I always give this a try just to see. Most often doesnt help, but when it does... well it does. :) > > Now, after all this erudite hoo-hah about the physics of soundboards, I > wonder if some of the scientific-minded might describe what happens to a > string that is twisted, tensed, and struck? Clearly, twisting tightens the > copper wrapping; but what does it do to the sound-generating qualities of > the core (or of a plain steel string)? And how do "false beats" enter the > picture? > Scientific minds ??? here ??? grin. I am reminded of an ape that sounded a lot like John Clease. > > > > > Tommy Black > > Decatur, Ala. -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
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