Voicing for sustain: was Downbearing and Tone

[Richard Brekne]

Mike,

Xcuse me if I have lost track of where this thread is at. This is in the capo
section tho correct ? If so, you might try takeing the range of notes worst
affected and pull of the strings to reshape / dress up the capo bar, and while
you have the strings off drip a bit of CA into the bridge pins. Capo bar wear
can definatly be a contributing factor to lost sustain.

The CA just plain seems to always contribute positively to good tone. I am
getting to the point where I nearly always apply a few drops to the bridge pins
whenever I have a string off.

Just a thought

RicB

Mike Spalding wrote:

> David,
>
> Thanks for the outline - I've been working this one "in my spare time":  do
> a little, listen, sleep on it, listen again, do a little more, etc.  Got a
> lucky break, the owners went on a month-long vacation, so I don't need to
> rush through this.  Strike point, shape, and string fit were all good.
> Pluck sustain, while nothing to write home about, was longer than hammer
> sustain.  Shoulder needling and crown pounding are gradually producing
> results.  The "short sustain zone" is getting smaller, only about 7 or 8
> notes left now to bring out.  Will probably also do a little
> filing/polishing with very fine paper.
>
> regards, and thanks
>
> Mike Spalding RPT

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