Hi Phil. I think really thats part of the problem with this theme. Seems to me like a variety of conditions can occur which can be addressed by seating the strings.. some successfully, some not. One can find the condition where there is poor contact along the entire surface of the bridge, or poor contact just at the forward bridge pin, even poor contact at the back pin alone. One can find poor contact when there has yet to form a groove, and one can find a groove so deep that the edge can lie below the line the string makes from front termination at the aggraffe/capo to the highest point of deflection on the bridge. In some of these cases seating will succesfully deal with the problem of poor contact until whatever combintation of factors that cause the condition re-occur in sufficient degree to displace the string again. In some other cases... such as the latter mentioned.. string seating would probably not last more then a few minutes...hours at best me thinks. As for the video.... I wonder if he would sell copies... or make a mini version for the internett !? :) Cheers RicB Phil responds to: >/Seems to me that carefull observation clearly reveals that strings do />/indeed somehow climb up these pins. / I also think we may need to clarify what we mean by climbing the pin. Are you talking about the whole string lifting itself off of the bridge cap or the portion of the string at the notch not wanting to stay down in the groove that tends to form with time? >/ Just how remains perhaps a mystery. />/I sure would like to hear more about Maninnos video tho.... :) />/ />/Cheers />/RicB / Me too. I wonder if he'll have them at the upcoming convention? Phil Ford
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