Brian Doepke wrote: > I still can't believe that someone has not discovered a way to "pre-stretch" > a new bass string. Maybe something like hanging a weight on the end without > the loop? > > > The real reason is that "stretching" is not the issue. It's "bending". Hitch pin loop, bridge pin jogs, agraffe jog, counterbearing jog, tuing pin coil. All of these bends are, initially, not the shortest distance between two points. Agressive squeezing of loops, tapping of bends, squeezing/twisting of coils, lifting/tapping down coils, all of this helps stabilize the string, but in the end it just takes time and playing to get all of the bends settled so the string will stay in tune. Mike
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