Hi Jason, It really doesn't matter. When the new scale is made for those bass strings, they will very likely have different winding lengths than the original strings, as well as different core and wrap sizes. The important thing is to establish an accurate speaking length. Part of rescaling is establishing the length of the unwound speaking length / length of winding. The only reason that I will sometimes record the data on the old strings is for purposes of comparison, new to old. And... if the bridges are going back into new locations... well, that's another can of worms. Best wishes, Brian T. --- Jason Kanter <jkanter@rollingball.com> wrote: > Doesn't it make a difference if the bass > strings are up to pitch or not when you make > the rubbing? The length of the winding is > greater when the string is properly taut. If > it's relatively slack, the rubbing will > indicate a shorter length of copper. Which is > the better pattern for new bass strings? ===== Brian Trout Grand Restorations 3090 Gause Blvd., #202 Slidell, LA 70461 985-649-2700 GrandRestorations@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com
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