[CAUT] Protek against string falseness

[Jim Busby]

Ric,

When you say "Protek" is it the CLP or the Prolube? Or does it even matter?

Thanks,
jim

-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Richard Brekne
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 5:03 PM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: [CAUT] Protek against string falseness

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