I'm not sure it would... I just imagine that when the termination device gets significantly harder then the string material itself... the eventual wear and tear will take its toll on the string instead of the termination. This is one of the common trade-offs with the front termination... in particular the capo. Since you mentioned that Sauter uses very hard stuff indeed... I will most definitely keep an eye on the instrument in the years to come for this kind of breakage. I dont see it often... but once in a while I do see a string break at the bridge termination. Just happened on a Bechstein I have the other day come to think of it, and I remember thinking it a bit odd. I'd like to hear why you think this wouldnt be a potential problem tho Fred. Cheers RicB On Apr 16, 2007, at 1:37 PM, RicB wrote: > I dont think you are going to get around the problem of grooving > without causing a new problem of string breakage... Hi Ric, Why would there be more string breakage due to a string going around harder rather than softer metal bridge pins? Regards, Fred Sturm University of New Mexico fssturm at unm.edu --
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