Steve_Karl
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I had been totally put off by nylon strings, the fact that it takes so long for them to settle in and stay in tune, until finding this article.
http://toddtipton.homestead.com/newstringsarticle.html
It works on my nylon strat. They now are stable enough to record after doing the recommended in the article.
It still takes a bit of time for them to get *really* stable, but not nearly as long.
Works on electric strings also.
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Quick summary: (all copied from the article)
In general, I tune each string too high for about five to ten minutes each.
I tune the first string from
E up to about F# (thus being gentle).
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When finished, I then tune the second string from
B up to about D or D# (thus being a bit more care free).
---
The third string will be tuned from
G up to about C (being the most carefree).
---
The fourth string again requires a most gentle approach only being tuned from
D up to about E,
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while the fifth and sixth string may be tuned from about
A to C and E to A respectively.
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There's also mention about pull stretching (bow and arrow type pulling) and how it might be stretching the string un-evenly and possibly causing intonation problems.
I can't testify to the accuracy of the statement but it's worth mentioning.
http://toddtipton.homestead.com/newstringsarticle.html
It works on my nylon strat. They now are stable enough to record after doing the recommended in the article.
It still takes a bit of time for them to get *really* stable, but not nearly as long.
Works on electric strings also.
----------------------------------
Quick summary: (all copied from the article)
In general, I tune each string too high for about five to ten minutes each.
I tune the first string from
E up to about F# (thus being gentle).
---
When finished, I then tune the second string from
B up to about D or D# (thus being a bit more care free).
---
The third string will be tuned from
G up to about C (being the most carefree).
---
The fourth string again requires a most gentle approach only being tuned from
D up to about E,
---
while the fifth and sixth string may be tuned from about
A to C and E to A respectively.
----------------------------------
There's also mention about pull stretching (bow and arrow type pulling) and how it might be stretching the string un-evenly and possibly causing intonation problems.
I can't testify to the accuracy of the statement but it's worth mentioning.
