Kuang, I was referring to *my* knots, not his. :-) > Then there's always the >> danger of the knot breaking or coming loose. Then there's more time lost > >His knot never broke or coming loose. Years ago, I believe there was a supplier in California who sold pre-stretched wire. I never tried it, so I know nothing about it. Anyone? >I was thinking if any supply house stock "pre-streched" wire? Maybe >there's no such thing? The screwdriver is not a good idea. You need to use something softer than the wire itself. There is (used to be?) a string stretcher sold by the supply houses. Some people use a small brass rod. I usually use a vertical hammer shank. After doing this, be sure and check the string leveling. >what's the best way to strech a new string in a very short amount of time? >Or is it a bad practice after all? Whenever I need to strech a new >string, I use a plier and squeez the string at the very end after the >bridge (this is commonly known) _and_ apply moderate pressures (in pulses, >but *slow*) on the sounding section of the string near the bridge (I've >never seen a string break at that spot) using a flat screwdriver (I >haven't figured out a better tool for this, any ideas? I noticed this >might creat a nice spot for rust). Is this a bad practice? The result is >much better than not doing anything though. > >Kuang Wang _____________________________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moores School of Music University of Houston 713-743-3226 atodd@uh.edu http://www.uh.edu/music/ _____________________________________
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