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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello dear list.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would like to improve my string =
lifting
skills.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>After a new stringing job and a decent =
first pass
on action regulation, when the strings have been tuned about 6 =
times and
have stretched out a little, I take my hook and lift all the strings =
once to
ensure a good termination at agraffees (or capo).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Then, I take a little piece of straight =
aluminium,
1 mm thick and wide as three unissons, that I put on the strings at the =
place of
striking line. Plucking the strings tells me what string is higher =
than
the others, as the piece of aluminium sits on them and mutes =
them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ok, nothing new up 'till =
now.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My problem is that I have a hard time =
to do an
accurate job here. The strings respond very well to the first hook =
pull,
but after that, to refine the string height, I find that some strings =
still
respond to hook pull, some others no way and stay at the same =
height. I
try then to lower the strings that are too high by knocking on them =
close to the
agraffee with a caoutchouc hammer on a brass rod, but again, some will =
get down,
some others no way. I end up with a quite good but not perfect =
job,
which saddens me much.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any ideas about how to improve this =
technique
?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And yes, sarcasms welcome foreseen that =
they
accompany a good idea (smile).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best regards.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stéphane =
Collin.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>