string tying

[Susan Kline]

Howard, it seems to me that the tension of the whole string
would be the same, automatically. The mass of the whole string
will determine what the tension of a given pitch will be.
Therefore, using a lower-diameter tie-on will only affect
the tension by a small percentage, and it would affect the
thicker part, too, by the same amount.

Personally, I just use the same diameter for tie-ons. Why go
larger or smaller? If the broken string has a diameter in between
standard sizes, I don't think that the small difference of
going up or down 1/4 size, or whatever, would be enough to
matter.

Susan

At 01:21 PM 09/15/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>Friends,
>
>I've read several times that it is safer to use a thicker add-on when tieing
>a string. I wonder if anyone can explain the reasoning behind this thought.
>I am puzzled because I have always done just the opposite and have never had
>a failure (once the knot was tied and the string was brought up to pitch).
>
>If 2 strings of differing widths were brought up to the same pitch, wouldn't
>the thinner one reach the pitch with less tension?????? Therefore, I reason
>that a thinner add-on is less likely to break than a thicker piece. Please
>explain if this reasoning is wrong.
>
>Please send duplicate responses to me personally as I am not currently
>subscribed to this list. Many thanks.
>
>
>Howard S. Rosen, RPT
>Boynton Beach, Florida
>hsrosen@gate.net