Question on length of actual string .

Ingo Mamczak · Post by **Ingo Mamczak** » 25 Jan 2000 4:18 pm

Hi ,
I'm in the middle of a project and was wondering about what the best length would be from the actual ball end of the string up to the machine head ? The reason for asking is that I reckon this affects the tension . The tuning might be D6 or a kind of D9 . I am hoping to " choke " the first and second strings a lot so I don't really want a lot of tension in the strings , and I am not particular about cosmetics or a bright tone . Should I focus on the string gauges instead ?

Thanks in advance ,
Ingo.

mikey · Post by **mikey** » 25 Jan 2000 7:06 pm

You should focus on gauge....it is much easier to adjust tension that way,
Mike

Ingo Mamczak · Post by **Ingo Mamczak** » 26 Jan 2000 9:20 pm

Hi Mikey , thanks for the reply .
I think you're right , I'll focus on the string gauge .