Ed
That probably explains a problem I had on my 4th course. An
annoying, but mild buzz appeared on my Kurschner gut strings on that
course. I was sure it was either that the two strings were relatively
out of true, not beating identically, thus beating together, or one
of them beating against the fret. I changed the strings three times,
and nothing changed, so I lowered my frets, and if the problem
decreased slightly, it was still there. Then, as I mentioned in a
previous message, I changed the Kurschners for double twist Aquila
Venice (not to solve this problem, but to go for a more homogenous
overall sound). I was surprised to find that the buzz problem
gradually disappeared as the Venice came up to normal tension over a
week or so. Venice are possibly even more flexible than Pistoys, and
definitely far less stiff than the Kurschners, which I find
particularly stiff even for a low twist string.
I understand that Kathedral by Nick Baldock are similar to Kurschner,
but more flexible. i have never tried them, but perhaps this feature
would make them a superior string, all else being equal.
Regards
Anthony
Le 18 août 07 à 00:31, Edward Martin a écrit :
> It is because the stiffness makes the vibrating portion of the
> string in
> effect shorter, therefor pitch problems can occur. This is why the
> Pistoy
> works the best, due to its flexibility.
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>> I believe that stiffness can increase the pitch significantly. But
>> I don't understand why it would do this only on fretted notes.
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