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Original Post By:
Guest_jg
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Date: 2/3/2005 |
| my question is about stringing on
what i call a 'classical' type
bridge. the kind that the strings
tie around usually. i know there
are other bridges such as the
ones on fluke ukes where you tie
a knot in the end of the string
and that holds it into the
bridge. well, on these classical
bridges there's usually a hole
running through the length of it,
so why not just tie a knot in the
end of the string and slide it
through the hole rather than
tying it on? are there some
advantages or disadvantages to
doing that? would using a knot
put more stress on the bridge? i
have no idea. i play steel string
guitar so i'm used to bridge
pins. these type of bridges are
new to me. it seems the uke might
become my primary instrument. i
love it! and fortunately, it's
not been as hard for me to pick
up and make music with since i
already had experience with
another stringed instrument. i
still have PLENTY of room for
improvement though. my
exprerience with guitar work
carries over to the ukulele as
well since it has similar parts,
which is a good thing since it
seems a lot of the instruments in
my price range need at least some
minor setup changes. i think
coming from guitar has actually
made me appreciate the uke even
more. i love the playability and
portability of it among other
things.
thanks for any feedback. |
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Posted By:
Guest_5thumbs
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Date: 2/3/2005 |
| lots of info on how to string a
classical guitar on the Gryphon
website.
http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/Mus
ician/Guitar/Setup/Classical/Classi
cStr/classicstr1.html
for a very unique variation
developed by Kawika (David Hurd)
see the following text and picture
at this website (last entry).
http://www.taropatch.net/forum/topi
c.asp?
TOPIC_ID=1704&SearchTerms=kawika
If you need more info leave your
email and I will contact you.
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Posted By:
Guest_ToeBone
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Date: 2/3/2005 |
The disadvantage I see is that the
direction of force on the knot is
directly back through the hole.
You would need a large tight knot
or a bead tied with a very good
non-slip knot. The pin bridge has
additional friction keeping the
stress off the ball of the
knot.
Glad to hear that another
guitar player has found the charm
of the ukulele. You may just give
up that big ol' guitar!
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Posted By:
Guest_neophyte
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Date: 2/3/2005 |
| The idea of using beads works like
a charm. The jewelery making
section of any arts/crafts/hobby
type store sells bulk beads for
very cheap. I use nice gold beads on my uke.
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Posted By:
Guest_Why?
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Date: 2/4/2005 |
| If you are tying a knot anyway,why
the bead?Don't you tie it on with a
knot? I do them like a classical
guitar and tuck them under each
other then reverse the fourth one
so it tucks under the third.
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Posted By:
Guest_wonderer
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Date: 2/4/2005 |
| The bead idea came from spending
the extra bucks on special "ball
end" classical strings...only to
find out that the extra 3 bucks
for the package only included
about .005 cents worth of plastic
beads and the strings tied in
knots. Withoud the beads, the
knot pulls into the
hole...especially on older
bridges.
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Posted By:
Guest_ToeBone
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Date: 2/4/2005 |
| Another thought is - what if the
knot got squeezed halfway through
the hole and got jammed in there?
How would you get it out? I have
also had beads break under tension,
so be wary of that - it could lead
to the knot-stuck-in-a-skinny-hole
problem too.
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Posted By:
Guest_LowG
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Date: 2/4/2005 |
| The classical knot is just that,
it works like a timber hitch knot
on a log. Holds everything tight.
No need for buzzing beads and
large monkey fist knots. It just
works.
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Posted By:
Guest_wonderer
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Date: 2/4/2005 |
| In the last 13 months I've gone
through 3 sets of strings on my
classical guitar. In the last ten
months I've had 4 ukes, and gone
through 9 sets of stings. I've
used the beads exclusively when
changing out strings from stock. I
may be a neophyte, but I play hard
several hours a day. I have yet to
encounter a buzzing bead, and the
simplicity is priceless. I also
prefer the clean monkey fist look
over the bowl of spegetti look all
over the bridge. Life is choice,
both work equally. One is simple,
and one it simply the way it's
been done forever.
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Posted By:
Guest_Lorelie
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Date: 2/5/2005 |
| If you use any wound strings on
your ukulele, you might find your
strings will last longer if you
use the traditional classical
guitar method of tying your
strings - since there's no knot
to crunch the metal windings,
they're less likely to break.
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Posted By:
Guest_wonderer
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Date: 2/5/2005 |
| Haven't had a knot break yet...my
uke strings always break at the
5th fret area from bends and
slides going from E to A :)
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Posted By:
Guest_LowG
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Date: 2/6/2005 |
| All things considered, classical
knots look sharp. When I wear a
suit, I wear a tie, not soap on a
rope.
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Posted By:
Guest_wonderer
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Date: 2/7/2005 |
| I apologize that such a simple
idea which works so well is so
repulsive to you LowG. What the
hell is with this place? It's like
there is only one right way, and
if it's it's not your way it's
wrong. I'm really getting tired of
you stuck up purist's attitudes.
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Posted By:
Guest_LowG
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Date: 2/7/2005 |
| Kind of sounds like 'you' are the
snob, wonderer, with your 'I can
do whatever I want' attitude.
Anything that works, works.
Purist's get just as tired of 'Do
it my wayers'.
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Posted By:
Guest_snobby wonderer
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Date: 2/7/2005 |
| That was my last attempt to fit
in here. Obviously I dont. Thanks.
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Posted By:
Guest_By By
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Date: 2/7/2005 |
| If insults are the best attempt at
fitting in, adios, but don't leave
mad.
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Posted By:
Guest_another DIMW'er
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Date: 2/7/2005 |
| Wow ByBy, wonder where wonderer
picked up such nasty habits.
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Posted By:
Guest_By By
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Date: 2/7/2005 |
| Probably from folks like me, but
then again, where did I pick them
up?
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