Topic: how to "lift" string
how do you do that
Re: how to "lift" string
Hi Archer ,
Welcome to Chordie ........
I thought I knew a lot about playing , but I'm lost here . Never heard of string lifting.......
Can anyone else help us out ?
Jerry
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Re: how to "lift" string
Sorry, never heard of "lifting".
Is anything really made up of zeros and ones??
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Re: how to "lift" string
string lifting?
Is that similar to shirt lifting? 
string lifting I can only guess at would be bending a string? but then why would anyone ask how to do that?
no idea,
Ken
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Re: how to "lift" string
When I re-string my guitar I'll lift the strings an inch or two from the fretboard to stretch the strings. I lift each string over the sound hole and use more care with the smaller strings. (they break much easier) Each string gets about 30 good tugs/lifts. I'll string my guitar a little sharp of 440 A and immediately begin my stretching process. Works great for me, my guitars rarely go out of tune.
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I know a guy who got done for this.
He walked out without paying for a new set of Martins
He said they sorta fell into his pocket 
Ark
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Re: how to "lift" string
String lifting, to get a nice secure bend in the wire at the agraffe or capo bar. This will increase power and sustain, due to the reduction of loss through the termination point.
Point two is level, getting the strings on an even plane to maximize power.
and has a big effect on how the dampers work.
Point three, Hammer fitting, again effecting power and phasing. (false beats)
All three points interact with each other. Pianotech (USA) sells a string leveling and lifting tool, that has a roller that will lift and level the string at the same time. Takes about 10 Min's to do a complete piano. I'll send Ron a photo so he can in-bed it in the post.
Once level and lifting is achieved, with no damper problems, then file the hammers to fit to the strings.
Just about all grands can benefit from this every few years, on the prairies.
Depends on how radical the humidity conditions.
********I found this on this site I think it is for Pianos????******
http://websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/cap … id=2213290
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Yea the only string lifting I do is out of the box i bought them in...Peace....3CF
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Re: how to "lift" string
upyerkilt wrote:
string lifting?
Is that similar to shirt lifting?
shirt lifting good, kilt lifting bad.
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Re: how to "lift" string
SouthPaw41L wrote:
When I re-string my guitar I'll lift the strings an inch or two from the fretboard to stretch the strings. I lift each string over the sound hole and use more care with the smaller strings. (they break much easier) Each string gets about 30 good tugs/lifts. I'll string my guitar a little sharp of 440 A and immediately begin my stretching process. Works great for me, my guitars rarely go out of tune.
I like this technique. I don't have too much issue with staying in tune once the strings break in, but I bet this speeds it up.
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- Ray Melton
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Is this a recognised pastime in Scotland ?? :lol
upyerkilt wrote:
string lifting?
Is that similar to shirt lifting?string lifting I can only guess at would be bending a string? but then why would anyone ask how to do that?
no idea,
Ken
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