Strings riding up (was Tuning stability)

[Tunapianer@aol.com]

Is the termination seriously compromised or disturbed when the strings are 
allowed to ride up on the bridge pins?  Aside from the obvious weakened tone and 
potential false beats, are there long-term effects?  What if you never tap 
them down?  How often to tap?  Sure messes up stability...

Greg Soule
Pensacola, FL

In a message dated 3/31/2004 1:01:08 PM, David Skolnik wrote:

As much as we are cautioned about "over
> tapping" the strings to the bridge, 

In a message dated 3/31/2004 1:01:08 PM, Fred Sturm wrote:

>My take is that most of this 
>wood crushing would have been caused by tapping, a lesser portion by 
>humidity swings, with motion of the strings causing the least.