[CAUT] Protek against string falseness

Richard Brekne ricb at pianostemmer.no
Thu Sep 11 17:03:01 MDT 2008


Hi Ted

Yes.  After so many years in the biz one gets to know a wild bass string 
that isnt going to respond to removal, twisting, cleaning what not with 
reasonable assuredness. Tho that said... I had done a bit of that on 
some of the strings I've applied Protek on without that having any real 
affect.

Sometimes you can add a twist and it might help a bit... true enough. 
But this seems to directly affect the para inharmonicity of a bass string. 

What else it does is what I am looking for input on.  As well as what 
effect protek has on bridge wood at the bridge pin.

Cheers
RicB

    Hi Ric,

    I sounds like you are not livening the bass strings first, is that
    right? You are not removing an end and running a loose granny knot
    back and forth to clean and "liven" the string? You are just adding
    the Protek to the string in its existing condition?

    Thanks.

    Ted

    Ted Kidwell, RPT




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