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Post by mystd on Sept 21, 2012 14:24:54 GMT
Im using gstrings app for adroid to tune my guzheng, the tuning always worked fine but now after 1/2 year the bottom strings start to break. Is that the normal lifespan? Or do I do something wrong, like the bridges are not at the exact spot?
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Post by carol on Sept 21, 2012 16:37:28 GMT
Do you mean the bass strings or the treble strings? We refer the bass strings as the bottom strings, but I know a lot of people referring in the opposite way. If you mean the bass strings, that is not normal. Maybe you are setting the strings too tight? Check out where the string breaks? Something might be too sharp that's cutting the string. The bridge tip or one of the sides. You can file it smooth with a sand paper.
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Post by mystd on Sept 22, 2012 11:57:22 GMT
I mean the treble strings. There are some marks in the wood but they dont look sharp. I loosend the strings and tightend them again to adjusted the bridges. The strings ripped at the end where they are wound up. I guess I tightend them too much, but they didnt sound right and when they neared their right sound they ripped. I'll get some more treble strings then if their life span is short.
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Post by carol on Sept 22, 2012 16:28:02 GMT
When dealing with the treble strings, you really need to be extra careful. To avoid string from snapping, it's best to remove the bridge first before tightening the string with a tuning wrench. After you tighten it a little bit, you can put back the bridge and check the tuning. If it's still too loose, remove the bridge again, tighten the string, and then put back the bridge to check the tuning. Repeat this process until it's tuned.
A lazy way is to bend the string on the left side of be bridge. Bend the string hard, then release your finger pressure on the string, and at the same time when you release the pressure, you can tighten the string with tuning wrench.
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Post by mystd on Sept 22, 2012 17:06:02 GMT
How do I remove the bridges without bending the string? Cause that can snap it too right? Or is that a different force from tightening it?
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Post by carol on Sept 23, 2012 17:32:42 GMT
When there is a need to tighten the string, obviously that string is not tuned to the desired pitch yet. Thus, the current state of the string has less tension than what it is capable of(the correct pitch). Then you can remove the bridge by raising the string up a little bit, and take the bridge off.
I meant a cheating way is if you are too lazy to remove the bridge, you can leave the bridge there, and bend the string on the left side of the bridge to check and balance the tension of string. That will also allow you some room to tighten the string without breaking it.
A lot of the time, the string breaks not because of the overall tension too strong, but because of the tension on the right side of the bridge is way too strong.
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