Do you sting a stringmaster over the string posts or under them. I've been doing it under but it seems a sever angle. But if they go over the tuners would turn the other way, which would be backwards from what I'm used to.
Is there any consensus on this? Opinions?
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I was once at a Synagogue during an "outreach"-program (where people from other religions are told about Judaism).
Anyway, at one point the Rabbi takes a Torah out and proceeds to tread from it, using a silver "finger" <small>(a pointing device designed to protect the pergament from being touched with the reader's bare finger)</small>, moving it from right to left as he reads. All of a sudden a spectator lady exclaims: "But Sir (!), you are reading backwards!"
The Rabbi looks up and then says: "No my dear, you do!"
So, you get the message, don't you
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Anyway, I've never seen anybody pass the strings under the post, but that's OK. A steeper angle behind the nut will result in higher string pressure over the nut, which I think can only be good.
As a general rule: Turning keys that are facing up, clock wise <small>(looking from above the guitar, please)</small>, should tighten the string (raise the note). If not so, your tuning machines might have been swapped around (front row for back row)...
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Anyway, at one point the Rabbi takes a Torah out and proceeds to tread from it, using a silver "finger" <small>(a pointing device designed to protect the pergament from being touched with the reader's bare finger)</small>, moving it from right to left as he reads. All of a sudden a spectator lady exclaims: "But Sir (!), you are reading backwards!"
The Rabbi looks up and then says: "No my dear, you do!"
So, you get the message, don't you
?Anyway, I've never seen anybody pass the strings under the post, but that's OK. A steeper angle behind the nut will result in higher string pressure over the nut, which I think can only be good.
As a general rule: Turning keys that are facing up, clock wise <small>(looking from above the guitar, please
)</small>, should tighten the string (raise the note). If not so, your tuning machines might have been swapped around (front row for back row)...------------------
The future belongs to culture.
jaydee@bellsouth.net<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by J D Sauser on 19 November 2000 at 10:24 PM.]</p></FONT>
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Rich,
To put what J.D. said another way,if the strings go over the post,all you have to remember when tuning is "Right Is Tight." (I wrote that.)
There's a good slide show here http://www.steelguitarinfo.com/infoindex.html
Click Strings>Changing.It helped me when I incorrectly strung my Stringmaster the first time.
To put what J.D. said another way,if the strings go over the post,all you have to remember when tuning is "Right Is Tight." (I wrote that.)
There's a good slide show here http://www.steelguitarinfo.com/infoindex.html
Click Strings>Changing.It helped me when I incorrectly strung my Stringmaster the first time.
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