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Less string = less opportunity for unwanted streching.
Ferenc wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was always under the impression that more windings around the tuning
> peg where the way to go, so you could tune the string more precisely. I
> use a minimum of three windings per string. Why would less windings be
> better?
>
> Jerry S.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ferenc Dobronyi [mailto:]
> Sent: zondag 31 augustus 2003 22:23
> To:
> Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] American Standard Strat Trem
>
>
> If you have a floating trem, here is the fastest way I have found for a
> complete
> string change. Instead of taking all the strings off, take them off one
> at a
> time, and replace the discarded string with a new one. After you put the
> new
> string on, bend the crap out of it-- not just by doing a normal string
> bend, but
> stick your thumb under it and press down with your other fingers. Do
> this the
> entire length of the string. Tune it to pitch, then bend it again, and
> tune it
> again. Then move on to the next string. By doing this, your trem will
> never
> leave its balance point.
>
> One other tip- have as few windings as possible around the tuning peg. I
> use a
> method that leaves almost no winding at all on the peg, but it is kind
> of
> difficult to describe, much easier to show.
>
> Ferenc
>
>
>
>
> wrote:
>
>>I usually just leave the strat trem on my Cyclone II
>>and continue to tune over and over again after
>>stringing until it stabilizes. I take it this is not
>>the smartest route then. What exactly do you do
>>Brian?
>>
>>Richard
>>
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