Hi folks... I ran into another interesting goodbit dealing with classic false beats the other day. Turns out in very very many situations dealing with the kind of false beat that gets affected by coupling mass to the nearest(s) bridge pins also reacts positively to the string being <<washed>> so to speak with protek... valve oil... CA glue... just about anything that will stay on the string. I find that a couple drops of protek spread between the bridge pin and the striking point works best. The effect is immediate and is accompanied by a predictable pitch drop for the treated string. I wouldn't suggest letting any oil or such getting into the bridge pin mind you. The thing is, this suggests that the classic false beat can be dealt with by adding mass to the string itself. Which in turn raises more questions with regard to the actual cause of the false beat to begin with. Cheers RicB
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