[CAUT] restrung D

[RicB]

Hi Alan

The short answer is yes.  If there are two distinctly different 
termination points that cause the string to vibrate at different real 
speaking lengths for different directions.. then you would get all kinds 
of falseness.  I would imagine such a condition would affect all 
partials and the mesh of beats would be a real mess.

I believe however that the single string beat, as a specific type of 
falseness, is caused strictly by the termination as a whole moving in 
phase in one of the many vibrational directions the string takes, and at 
one specific partial.  If you have more then one such condition for a 
single string at more then one partial... then you are bound to get 
multiple beats and the string will start sounding like a sour unison... 
or worse... which I suspect may be happening a fairly low amplitudes in 
the lower tenor and bass far more often then is popularly believed.

Cheers
RicB



    While on this topic. I wonder if there is a slight difference in
    speaking
    length as the string vibrates in its sideways excursion compared to the
    speaking length while in its vertical excursion? If there is, would this
    give a false beat to the string? If the pin and notch relationship has
    become compromised for whatever reason, it might result in such a
    situation.

    Alan
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