Fascinating... I'd love to test that out. Right now I just use a spool of dacron (I have a good 100 meters left). So far I could replace the strings every week and have enough for two years. I wouldn't mind trying a spool of Polypropelene but so far my Dacron spool has about 40 years of string changes left in it.
See my take again with mechanical linkages is that Murphy's Law applies. Sooner or later something on the linkage will become weak and break. It's the same reasoning behind a fuse, if you get too much electricity or too much heat across the whole line the fuse will burn out first before the rest does. It's also why there are grooves in the sidewalk. If the concrete is to crack it will most likely do it along the groove. In a mechanical linkage the weak spots are the ones that are the hardest to replace (the screws and the joints themselves). In a string linkage it is the string. What is more easier to repair? With string you can repair it in minutes (I mean in a pinch use dental floss if you have no string and its an emergency). Plus how hard is it to just store some extra strings in your case? With linkages how do you repair them? Not easily I can tell you... -William In a message dated 12/6/2003 8:59:24 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I'm experimenting with spectrum fishing line. Since it's half the size of > equivalent strength dacron, I double it up and string with two strands. I > figure it to be highly unlikely that both strands would break at once, so one > strand breaking should alert me to restring the valve. I've had them on > several horns for about a year now, and haven't seen any sign of wear. I've been > warned that spectrum can break in unusual ways and that it dosen't withstand > UV as well as dacron. I have a horn that's been strung with the same set of > 36# dacron for at least 35 years with no appreciable wear. I keep spare > strings and a tiny screw driver tucked into the hand guard, but I'm determined to > see how long they last. I've worn a hole in the bell over the same period, > so they will probably out last me, and the horn. _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
