Rolf von Walthausen & Nancy Larson wrote: > Richard, > There are no visible nicks in the wire that I can see. Perhaps some would > show up under magnification (?). > > You and Tom McNeil have both suggested the over tightening of beckets at the > time of stringing. Does this technique tend to cause a string breakage > problem with all types of wire, or could this also be related to the relative > brittleness of the particular wire used? well... if it causes the wire to nick.. or perhaps overstress the bend going into the tuning pin hole... then it will break. Usually breaks right at the bend and not further down the coils. > > > Thanks again for your help. > > Rolf von Walthausen > -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
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