P.S, I neglected to mention: per D&H Guitar B (metal) is recommended for every tuning.
Roy On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 11:30 AM, Roy Trotter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- On Sat, 9/27/08, Jim Petersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > the sound board question didnt seem to be very popular. so > > lets try this. > > > Guess I missed that one. > > > > regarding sympathetic strings any special rules such as > > length spacing height from the sound board... > > Never seen any rules. > > > do they have > > to cover the sound board all the way ... ( i would imagine > > they would ) how do these issues affect tone and volume. > > > > who has them and how do you like them they seem to add > > just a wee bit of echo i have only heard a sample on the > > web but not in a tune format just in a single C note > > format.... > > any help? > > With the exception of one jazz guitar. Every other visible case of > sympathetics that I've had the occaision to observe stretched from the head > end to the butt end. You want long, fairly slack strings. On gurdies they > tend to pass over a nut at the top and have a bridge near the wheel. That > bridge is about .055 inch (less than 1.5 mm). You could use a pencil, but I > would recommend a triangle of harder stuff. The nut is lower, but I don't > think that height would matter much. Let me know. > > All they do is just ring with the music. Some say they add a richness to > the sound, but I can't tell on a HG if they have them or not > >
