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james ansara
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 Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 1:26 pm Post subject: E string tube at bridge |
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| Most E strings have a tube to filter the sound(?) of the string or to keep it from digging into the bridge. I have also seen a small piece of felt or what appears to be leather. Other instruments have parchment on the bridge. Some bridges have an ebony insert for the E string to sit in. What is the general preference? |
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Michael Darnton
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| Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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The higher level solution is a small tab of thin drumskin glued over the top of the bridge. If you're going to use the tube, make sure none of it sticks out past the bridge on the playing side of the string, and it will work just as well as the skin.
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Jacob
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| Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Michael Darnton wrote: | | The higher level solution is a small tab of thin drumskin glued over the top of the bridge. If you're going to use the tube, make sure none of it sticks out past the bridge on the playing side of the string, and it will work just as well as the skin. |
Michael, some brands of string have those sleeves that don't last very long. Even commercial vellum bridge protectors last long if you install them correctly. |
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james ansara
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| Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks. M.Darnton, are you referring to natural drumskin?
J.A. |
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