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Originally Posted by KirkP
The tape did not move as far as I could tell. Not sure what this means.
Also, this is an angled TP and the distance from bridge to TP at the high E is not much more than with a stop TP, so maybe not the right guitar to experiment with. But still, it night be a data point.
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03-16-2022 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Hammertone
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Originally Posted by whiskey02
your hair ....
Look at Metheny , hardly ever bends
Jim Hall ..... oh ok , got that wrong then
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Originally Posted by hotpepper01
Originally Posted by Gabor
Originally Posted by citizenk74
Originally Posted by KirkP
Originally Posted by whiskey02
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The string tension change for a semitone bend is just over 12% so it is safe to assume that for changes of this magnitude the string slides over the bridge and the nut otherwise tuning would be impossible in the first place and pitch stability after bending would be very poor. Therefore the tension is the same along the whole length of the string.
The string acts like a spring and stores energy proportional to its length and tension. The 12% increase in tension implies 12% increase in stored energy. The source of that stored energy is the work (force X distance) done by the bending finger. Since the longer string on the archtop stores more spring energy because of its greater overall length, the bending finger must do more work to put that energy there. So the archtop string needs more effort to bend.
Of course, if the solid guitar is a strat and we are talking about the top strings, there is already a long dead length of string at the headstock because of the one sided design.
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Originally Posted by aquin43
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Originally Posted by aquin43
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So just a thought! I haven’t played my Benedetto Bambino in over a week. And when I did the strings felt really slinky compared to a week ago. I just moved up a gauge to 12-52, Lol!
The neck shape also felt smaller and thinner overall. I think some of this is how we feel at any given time.
Gibson Thin line Guitar Models
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