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Title: string failue
Post by: Pack on August 19, 2012, 03:47:00 PM
Has anyone ever seen a string failure due to too many twists?

I always replace my string if they seem like they are getting twisted up too tight, but I have never had one fail that was twisted really tight.
Title: Re: string failue
Post by: JamesKerr on August 19, 2012, 03:52:00 PM
I have never seen or heard of a flemish twist string being twisted too tight. It would seem to me that the tighter it is twisted the stronger it would be.
Title: Re: string failue
Post by: Zbone on August 19, 2012, 04:40:00 PM
Yeah, the only string failure I've had in my life was due to too any twists.
Title: Re: string failue
Post by: macbow on August 19, 2012, 04:56:00 PM
Flemmish strings work best with fewer twists.. Don't remember the number but it is like 6 twists per inch is optimuim.
Title: Re: string failue
Post by: Pack on August 19, 2012, 06:32:00 PM
I always thought they start to look really tight at about 2.5 twists per inch.  

I don't suppose anyone knows how many is too many?
Title: Re: string failue
Post by: Bud B. on August 19, 2012, 09:49:00 PM
I've heard if they look like a "barber pole" then all is good. If they look tighter than that it's getting too tight.