Long tapewounds on a shortscale?

[senorblues]

I want to try a 5 string nylon set BEAD on a 4 string short scale.
The low string would be 135 so I would have to drill the tuning post, bridge and file the nut.
Will these fatties wrap around the posts without unraveling or breaking?

[Pilgrim]

I'm not against cutting down a 34" set of strings to fit a shorter instrument - it's not my first choice, but it has been done and can be done. But this really makes little sense. A .135 string is like a tugboat hawser.

If it comes to drilling the tuner, my vote is a firm NO. I think it would be a better idea to find the heaviest gauge set of 4-string tapewounds. It's easy to shop for them at the online stores like juststrings.com.

[Thangfish]

Originally Posted by senorblues

Will these fatties wrap around the posts without unraveling or breaking?

NO!

Uh, I uh.... well I uh... tried it.

[Ric5]

Originally Posted by Thangfish

NO!

Uh, I uh.... well I uh... tried it.

Yep if you cut down long scale tapewounds to short scale then the tape comes off ... Bummer!

[fretlessman71]

I, too, have a failure experience with doing just that - and it involved putting a long scale flatwound E on a medium scale bass with small tuning posts. I don't recommend it.