On Jun 8, 2010, at 7:17 AM, Samuel Jacques wrote: > the spruce top evenwarped up > underthe bridge and warped down on top of the bridge. My guess is this > is due to high string tension?
Perhaps, but it could be that it's a perfectly normal "scoop." The top is always lower on the neck side of the bridge. Without seeing it, there's no way to tell. > So I am looking at buying lower tension strings (thinner > diameter?), but do not know what diameter I should buy for each course. > Does anyone know where I could get the diameters i need for each > course? Or should i simply put on the pyramid sets I see online > everywhere? You might start with an online string calculator. Arto Wikla, a frequent poster here, has one: www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/wikla/mus/Calcs/wwwscalc.html To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
