Bass String Coils

[Clyde Hollinger]

David,

I like the simplicity of your response.  One inch per coil.  That kind of
response I can remember for when I need it.

Thanks,
Clyde Hollinger, RPT
Lititz, PA, USA

David Love wrote:

> I measure the cutting point for coils using a piece of plastic tubing
> (about 1/8" in diameter which is slipped over the end of the wire) cut to
> 3" for three coils and 4" for four coils.  When measured from the center of
> the hole in the plate, that will produce a wrap in which the becket stops
> just past the point at which the string leaves the pin in the direction of
> the agraffe, i.e. three wraps plus a little, on average.   Any deviation in
> the position of the becket can be adjusted by adding or taking away
> slightly from the measured length.   Note that the longer the string, the
> more care must be taken to pull the string taut when measuring.  I slip the
> tubing over the waste end, slide it down to the tuning pin hole, grip the
> wire in the waste area with the cutters to pull it taught, align the tubing
> with the tuning pin hole and squeeze it to hold it in place, move the
> cutters down to the end of the tubing and cut.