Fitting Newtone Strings

[philw]

Afternoon all,

 

I'm having a first go with Newtone stings. Fitting a set to a recently acquired Tanglewood/Overwater 5 string. Newtone insist that strings suffer if they're cut before being brought up to tension, but how am I supposed to manage that? Uncut strings leave way too much spare to wind around the machine head peg. Anybody else come across this? What did you do?

 

Cheers

Phil

 

[PaulThePlug]

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Round Core benefit from being bent before cutting, to stop the core unwinding. Perhaps this is what is meant?

Although i do it with all strings, why wouldn't you.

[philw]

Yeah I’m thinking bending ought to do the trick but Newtone say nothing about that option. I’ve emailed them.

 

P

[BigRedX]

There may only be a problem cutting the strings first if they are round core. If they are hex core you can cut them to length before installing them as normal. It's poor advice on the part of Newtone. I've taken this point up with them previously and they really don't seem to be bothered about addressing it correctly on their packaging. All my Newtone strings are hex core so I just cut them to length and fit them. If you have bought round core strings they will recommend that you put a 90° bend it them where they go into the machine head post hole and then cut off the excess.

[philw]

I just heard back from Neil @ Newtone. He says put a sharp bend in the string before cutting (they're round core), but as you say BigRedX, it'd help if this advice was printed on the pack.

 

Next job is to fight with the somewhat odd and not easily adjustable bridge on the Tanglewood/Overwater.

 

P

[BigRedX]

I suppose it is because the majority of their business is guitar strings where slotted machine heads are much less common and therefore it is easy to fit the strings and tune to pitch before cutting them.

Edited 8 hours ago by BigRedX