Jon - We Need Balanced Nickels in Medium Scale

[iiipopes]

Hey @Jon Moody : La Bella has discontinued their 760FL-M set. That leaves a big gap in the availability of medium scale sets. Please, please, please consider issuing Balanced Nickels in Medium Scale in the same gauges as the short scale set. I have a Jaguar H that needs them desperately! Thanks.

 

[DavesnothereCA]

Hey @Jon Moody : La Bella has discontinued their 760FL-M set. That leaves a big gap in the availability of medium scale sets. Please, please, please consider issuing Balanced Nickels in Medium Scale in the same gauges as the short scale set. I have a Jaguar H that needs them desperately! Thanks.

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Even though one set is flat and the other roundwound, I still see this as a worthwhile proposal.

Choice is never a bad thing for consumers.
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[J Posega]

Hey @Jon Moody : La Bella has discontinued their 760FL-M set. That leaves a big gap in the availability of medium scale sets. Please, please, please consider issuing Balanced Nickels in Medium Scale in the same gauges as the short scale set. I have a Jaguar H that needs them desperately! Thanks.

Non-medium scale strings fit just fine on the Jaguar H that I used to have. But more options are always welcome.

 

[iiipopes]

Non-medium scale strings fit just fine on the Jaguar H that I used to have. But more options are always welcome.

The current Jaguar H is a 32-inch medium scale. Some Jag basses are short 30-inch scale, others are regular long 34-inch scale. It depends on the model and year of manufacture. Yes, right now I have a full-length EB Stainless flat E string on it, waiting for it to break from the speaking length binding around the tuner post, spare in hand, with one of the last sets of N.O.S. La Bella 760FL-M on the way. I just don't like putting anything but the silk (or taper or leader, whatever you want to call it) around the tuner post, especially on the E string. A and D strings are usually far enough up the headstock it doesn't matter, and the G string is thin enough it doesn't matter, whether 4-inline, 3+1 or 2+2 tuner configuration.

 

[J Posega]

The current Jaguar H is a 32-inch medium scale. Some Jag basses are short 30-inch scale, others are regular long 34-inch scale. It depends on the model and year of manufacture. Yes, right now I have a full-length EB Stainless flat E string on it, waiting for it to break from the speaking length binding around the tuner post, spare in hand, with one of the last sets of N.O.S. La Bella 760FL-M on the way. I just don't like putting anything but the silk (or taper or leader, whatever you want to call it) around the tuner post, especially on the E string. A and D strings are usually far enough up the headstock it doesn't matter, and the G string is thin enough it doesn't matter, whether 4-inline, 3+1 or 2+2 tuner configuration.

I put D'addario on my Jaguar H without issue. I agree, if the full thickness of the string is wrapping around the tuner, it's a disaster waiting to happen--either the string is bound to break or tuning will be unstable. If it's not even a full wrap, I wouldn't be as worried unless they were flatwounds.

 

[iiipopes]

I put D'addario on my Jaguar H without issue. I agree, if the full thickness of the string is wrapping around the tuner, it's a disaster waiting to happen--either the string is bound to break or tuning will be unstable. If it's not even a full wrap, I wouldn't be as worried unless they were flatwounds.

Which model and gauge of D'Addario? D'Addario makes all three scales in their various offerings here and there. I am worried more about flatwounds binding around the tuner post, because the flat ribbon wrap, with a solid contact flat edge wrap-to-wrap, is especially prone to binding and buckling for the same reason a railroad track curve in the old days could not be too small a radius or the drive wheels of a steam engine would buckle and derail.

 

[J Posega]

Which model and gauge of D'Addario? D'Addario makes all three scales in their various offerings here and there. I am worried more about flatwounds binding around the tuner post, because the flat ribbon wrap, with a solid contact flat edge wrap-to-wrap, is especially prone to binding and buckling for the same reason a railroad track curve in the old days could not be too small a radius or the drive wheels of a steam engine would buckle and derail.

I think mine were balanced nickel rounds, probably the standard gauge 105 to whatever.

I had to Google the La Bella strings you mentioned because it wasn’t immediately clear to me that they’re flatwounds. In that case, my commentary isn’t applicable here but to agree that I wouldn’t want to wrap the full diameter of a flatwounds on the tuning gear—they should taper beforehand.