At 4:59 pm +0200 1/4/07, Aras wrote: >If you want to try something before ev changing the bridge, there is >the possibility of recalculating the string scale and move the >breake up to A2. >I have seen this done once in a S&S B and the breake became very >smooth. I am not to judge if it is better or not. It did sound very >good but different. Yes, I love the sound of breaking strings -- it brings me business. I don't know how long ago you saw this done but I can practically guarantee that at least half of those strings are now broken and the rest about to break. >Here are the steel and cupper measures for the scale. The "new" >breake from F2 > A2 was changed to 2 strings/chore and the agraffes >were changed too. > >Attachment converted: MacMini:S&S B Bass.doc (WDBN/«IC») (00E2AEBA) I have never seen such a wildly over-tensioned scale. Even Bösendorfer can design a scale to break strings without wasting so much copper! If you want a Steinway to sound like a Bösendorfer and have new strings every week into the bargain, this is the way to go! JD
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