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Topic: Half-Stop |
David Fields
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South Carolina, USA
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Posted 11 Apr 2007 9:33 am |
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Just wondered what a half stop is? Thanks!
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Jim Bob Sedgwick
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Clinton, Missouri USA
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Posted 11 Apr 2007 9:38 am
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David, a half stop is used usually when lowering a string one whole tone. To lower a half tone, there is a spring loaded feel stop at the half tone. By applying more pressure, the string will then lower another half tone. This is very common on the E-9 tuning on the second string, D#, lowers to D and then on to C#. I Hope this isn't too confusing and helps you to understand.  |
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CrowBear Schmitt
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Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 11 Apr 2007 9:54 am
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for example, the 2nd string commonly has a half tone lower and a full tone lower on the same lever.Two notes on the same lever reducing the tension.
The half tone lower is adjusted by a "FEEL" stop which tells the player when they are at the right point..( half tone ) it doesn't STOP the lever travel it tells the player that they are at the first point, they can FEEL it.The lever then can be moved to the full fixed stop which represents the full tone lower.
Half stops can be tuff..I have added a home made spring stop for the 2nd sting half tone on my Steel, the principle is this, the lever moves easily to the 1st half tone stop, and from that point the added spring requires additional pressure from my leg to get to the full tone fixed stop, the added spring is now in the mechanism. Another way to do this is on a D10 is to add a C6th string to the lever after the first half stop travel.
You want it to be stiff enough to know you are at the right note but not so stiff that you cannot continue on to the next note.
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Gareth Carthew
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West Sussex, UK
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Posted 12 Apr 2007 4:20 am
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| For anyone who's ever shot you can think of it a bit like first and second trigger pressures. |
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