David, this large change of pitch with a little peg turn happens precisely with either low twist or stiff strings. The mechanics of a "gimped" string are quite complex, due to the wire embedded. Not only the gut string material has to give, when stretched, but also the mechanical connection between gut and wire is being challenged, and the whole string is attempting to twist. Since you are happy with the string, it makes as all happy. Very few here on the list would dream to see you not happy. However, if you grow unhappy with this situation, giving the string an additional twist, by increasing its' elasticity, would make the tuning a bit easier. Not that i am suggesting twisting a perfectly fine string.
alexander r. On Wed, 18 Dec 2013 18:20:15 -0800 "David Smith" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ralf, > I think I did not correctly express the issue I am trying to understand. > > The stats on the string are: Pitch at 392, length 0.685, Tension is > 28newtons,Diameter is 2.03mm silver gimped Larson string. The diameter is > his "equivalent" ungimped diameter as opposed to the actual, physical > diameter. > > I am very happy with this string and how it plays. My question is with > regard to tuning it. When I am pitch I find that very little change in > turning the peg causes a large change in the pitch. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
