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Topic: Reverse winding strings 1&6 |
Steven Pearce
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Port Orchard Washington, USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2020 11:23 am |
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Just saw a comment and response in a thread about this.
Been doing it for a few years. One example of a benefit, the 62 I have
on the right holds tuning better. Makes sense to me...
Merry Christmas,
Steve
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Noah Miller
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Rocky Hill, CT
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Posted 17 Dec 2020 11:37 am
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I do that on 7-string New Yorkers; otherwise, you end up with a rather extreme break angle at the nut.
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Allan Revich
From:
Victoria, BC
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Posted 19 Dec 2020 1:50 pm
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My new to me Gibson EH-100 7 was strung like that. I’ve since restrung, but decided to continue with that setup. Takes a bit of getting used to, but seems to be a very good idea.
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Current Tunings:
6 String | G – G B D G B D
7 String | G6 – e G B D G B D (re-entrant)
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Steven Pearce
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Port Orchard Washington, USA
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Posted 19 Dec 2020 6:01 pm
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Yeah Allan, especially tuning in the middle of a set. It took a minute or three remembering to turn those outboards the right direction. It’s been years now so...
Cheers,
Steve
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Gene Tani
From:
Pac NW
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Posted 20 Dec 2020 12:36 pm
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I've seen sidways string tree/guides too but I would leave that one alone, not screw anything else into headstock
https://www.luthiertalk.com/threads/sideways-string-guides.1333/
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2020 1:58 pm
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| I’ve often wondered why headstocks can’t be narrower to lessen the angle. That must put undue pressure on the nut. I know the strings aren’t being raised or lowered, but still..... |
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