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Location: Ohio | Maybe a dumb question. Which puts more tension on a top. A light or med gauge string?
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Location: NJ | med. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | There is an old Chinese proverb that says,
"He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes. He who does not ask a question remains a fool forever."
There are no dumb questions. The only questions that are dumb are those you never asked.
Medium strings would put more pressure on the top. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | heavy puts more than medium |
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Location: Michigan | I knew there was a reason to sign on today :) |
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by Beal:
heavy puts more than medium What about Extra Lights? |
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Location: SoCal | Says something about Florida, doesn't it.... |
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Location: Flahdaw | If you don't know the answer, just say so! |
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Location: Huntington Beach | so! |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
There is an old Chinese proverb that says,
"He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes. He who does not ask a question remains a fool forever."
There are no dumb questions. The only questions that are dumb are those you never asked.
Medium strings would put more pressure on the top. Proves that Arthur is Chinese .. |
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Location: Michigan | Originally posted by 1617:
so! sew :D |
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Location: Flahdaw | Sew? How 'bout thread vs. extra lights?
Nylon vs. cat gut? |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | It sort of starts sensible, gets a good answer, then it's all downhill! Don't you just love this place? |
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Location: Hanau, Hessen, Germany | The correct answer was given. Let's have a party now
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Location: Ontario Canada | Extra lights are for old pensioners who are extra light in the head. Like me.....all 125 lbs. |
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Location: On the Coast - Halfway between SF & OR | So how's about a guitar with a trapeze tailpiece? (tornado)
Does changing the string gauge have any affect on the tension put on the top?
My thought is the tailpiece would spread the tension across the top to the point that string gauge wouldn't have much effect.
Anybody know for sure? |
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Location: New Hampsha | Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
There is an old Chinese proverb that says,
"He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes. He who does not ask a question remains a fool forever." I like this one better:
"Give a man a fire and he stays warm for one night. Set a man on fire and he stays warm for the rest of his life."
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Location: Alagoas, Brazil | "Ignorance brings no questions".
I always use this quote with my students. |
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Strings,.......... Again...