| Subject: | RE: [RESOGUIT-L] String changing | | Date: | Monday, March 26, 2007 12:09:45 (-0700) | | From: | Pete Grant <pete @.........com>
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> 1) Loosen, cut, and remove the old string.
John Pearse told me that cutting a wound string can sometimes encourage it to
unravel and lose its stringlike qualities. He suggested giving the string a
couple of strong bends before cutting a wound string, but is far more in favor
of cutting the wound string after it is on the instrument.
> ... slide it under the hand rest
I know that many or most call it that, but it's really a coverplate strap that
protects the bridge.
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