Weird Strings

[Terry Beckingham]

At 01:44 PM 4/25/99 -0700, you wrote:

>Hi Terry,
>
>You are hearing longitudinal beats from the torque in the string, caused
>by overturning it.  We go to great lengths to advise against torquing
>plain wire during installation and then say that bass strings should be
>turned.  It is true that a small amount of core torque will not cause a
>problem, but a properly made bass string needs no more than a half turn,
>if that.
>
>Having said that, you certainly didn't ruin the strings, because they
>must have been at least partly dead to begin with.  Since you already
>put new plain wire, new bass strings will more than redeem their cost in
>the performance and appearance value of the instrument.
>
>Paul S., Larudee, RPT
>Richmond, CA

Thanks for the information Paul. I tried the strings with one and then two
twists. They sounded pretty dead with only one twist. I will order new
strings. Thanks again

Terry