>What do all you rescaling experts think about bass scales that start >with very lightly wound trichords low on the treble bridge, then into >heavier bichord and monochord unisons? Intuitively, it sounds like a >good idea to me, if smoothing the break as much as possible is the >goal. > >-Tyler Not remotely an expert, but from a tech with merely an opinion based on experience - I don't like wrapped trichords. It's unlikely enough to get two wrapped strings in a bichord that sound alike and tune together. It seems to be nearly impossible with three. I find I can get better transitions with bichords. Another problem is a transition from plain to wrapped on the same bridge. Those wrapped strings should have significantly shorter speaking lengths than the plain trichords just above, for them to blend right. Even so, the original scale transition can most likely be improved upon. Ron N
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