[pianotech] Tenor bass strings

John Delacour JD at Pianomaker.co.uk
Tue Sep 14 12:24:05 MDT 2010


At 09:30 -0700 14/9/10, Albert Picknell wrote:

>I'm curious as to how you whip both ends of a bass string.  I can 
>think of two possibilities:
>
>1. The whipping goes on the outsideÊat the finishÊend.  If so,ÊI 
>imagine there must be somethingÊyou need to doÊto keep it from 
>rattling or buzzing.

No, because the flattening of the wire is exposed under the open 
whipping, so the copper wound back close over the whipping is held by 
the flattening.  When you get to the point where the whipping begins, 
the copper is stretched and broken off so that it is squeezed between 
the other coils up against the steel.  There is no risk of buzzing.

JD





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