Resting strings to improve sound!

[bassdogEmer]

Originally Posted by drurb

Not wishing to be unfriendly at all, I also wondered from where that interpretation came. I didn't see where anyone suggested that detuning all four strings would encourage stability of the sound-post placement.

its cool- the tone of that post was a little strong -andI have seen some gnarly posting take place so ia m a little over cuatious I suppose. - afterall we are all just here offering up whatever we all know. to be clear- tuning any of the strings down loosens the tension and prressure of the bridge against the body - therefoe alowing the post to move a little easier..at least in my experience

[Matthew Tucker]

Originally Posted by Matthew Tucker

... I have discovered that if I slacken off my strings till they flop ...

OK I suppose you can read that as being all the strings. But actually i discovered the effect one string at a time. Particularly the E string was most remarkable change. And no, I don't tune down every night or even every other night. But when the strings sound a bit too dark, the procedure seems to bring them back to life.

Anyway ... doesn't everybody these days use a self-tapper through the top to keep the soundpost in place?

[Andy Allen]

Originally Posted by Matthew Tucker

Anyway ... doesn't everybody these days use a self-tapper through the top to keep the soundpost in place?

Araldite

Andy

[vier-personen]

Originally Posted by bassdogEmer

actually - that soundz a little unfriendly to me. I was only commenting on the earlier post and offering my opinion on the matter.

I didn´t mean to be unfriendly! This again proves the danger of treating an online forum in the same way as a face-to-face conversation.
If you could see me in-person when I replied, you would know that I only meant to clearly say that it was not my intention to state that downtuning the strings would be a way of keeping the soundpost in place in my earlier post. I felt I need to make this clear again because I was the first to mention the soundpost in this thread at all.
Anyway, I guess if I could see you in-person when you replied I wouldn´t think I have to reply in the way I did, so please accept my apologies if I sounded rude.


For the silent reader of this thread - resting the strings every few months is something that you should try before buying new strings because they sound dead (as is wiping them with alcohol), but if you like your strings the way they sound now, there is no need to rest them, is there?

[Matthew Tucker]

Originally Posted by Andy Allen

Araldite

Andy

Careful ... Jeff might hear you

[drurb]

Originally Posted by bassdogEmer

its cool- the tone of that post was a little strong -andI have seen some gnarly posting take place so ia m a little over cuatious I suppose. - afterall we are all just here offering up whatever we all know. to be clear- tuning any of the strings down loosens the tension and prressure of the bridge against the body - therefoe alowing the post to move a little easier..at least in my experience

I was just saying that I didn't see where anybody said that loosening the strings would help to keep the soundpost in place. I agree with you that that would make no sense at all.