Dear All,
Yes, I agree, try turning the string round. What happens is the string
gets worn thinner, especially around the second fret where it gets
fingered more often than anywhere else.
Gut string users should note that this happens with gut strings as well,
so turning the string round is a good first move, followed by that
expensive replacement....
With any kind of string, if you have enough spare length you might be
able to arrange for the most worn part of the string to be at or beyond
the bridge rather than in the sounding length of the string.
Best wishes,
Martin
alexander wrote:
Try to turn the wound string around (tail to head). If that does not work - it
is wounded indeed! and you need the new string. Of course, one can spend some
time with a micrometer measuring the string, looking for the twisted part of
it, and hoping it is not in the middle of the string. But just turning it
around very often works.
On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:07:59 +0200
Ivo Jancík <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello everybody.
I have a tuning problem with my lute, which I don't know how to solve. I have got
8-course lute, G-tuning, 572 mm bridge to nut. My fifth course (C) consists of Nylgut 56
and wounded NG 112D (octave difference). After fine tuning the "untouched"
course (both in tune, c+C), the problem appears when playing the course on 2nd, 3rd etc
fret. The unwounded string remains in tune, but the wounded one gets out of tune (sounds
significantly higher, than it should). Sliding the frets won't help, as the other strings
are in tune. Could you please kindly advice? Many thanks.
Kind regards,
Ivo
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