Newtone Strings - Can they be removed and retightened?

[Alpione]

All,

I've got a relatively new set of Newtones on my Larrivee and they, of course, had to be tightened to pitch before cutting.

I need to do some saddle adjustments which would require loosening the strings sufficiently to remove the bridge pins. Can I do this and re-tighten them later without ruining the strings?

No big deal either way, but I'm curious..

Thanks..

Adam

[rlouie]

put a capo on the first fret and then you can loosen the strings enough to remove the bridge pins and they won't come unwound on the tuning pegs..............

[Alpione]

Ok, but that will still mean a lot of slack in the strings between the first fret and the bridge. Will that screw them up, or is it just a concern between the nut and tuning pegs?

Thanks.

[rlouie]

Originally Posted by Alpione

Ok, but that will still mean a lot of slack in the strings between the first fret and the bridge. Will that screw them up, or is it just a concern between the nut and tuning pegs?

Thanks.

that's really no big deal and will not mess your strings up. I do this all the time when I adjust my saddle or change out bridge pins...

[Alpione]

Originally Posted by rlouie

that's really no big deal and will not mess your strings up. I do this all the time when I adjust my saddle or change out bridge pins...

I do too on other brands, but the Newtone strings specifically say that they must be tuned to pitch before cutting. Just wondering if I need to take special consideration for them.

[terrapin]

Originally Posted by Alpione

I do too on other brands, but the Newtone strings specifically say that they must be tuned to pitch before cutting. Just wondering if I need to take special consideration for them.

I totally agree with rlouie. I use Newtones exclusively and have used the capoed 1st fret technique several times with no issues.

[Alpione]

Groovy.. Thanks.

[Howard Klepper]

You can tighten the wrap by twisting the ball end around before putting it back in the bridge. I do this with any string. You will feel it tighten; that's as far as you need to go.

[Sollophonic]

I work on resonators which are often fitted with Newtones, and I will second the capo trick. I put the capo on about the 5th fret though, as I find having less length of string flapping about, a bit easier to deal with.
Newtones are ace IMO!