02 - To String or Not To String

Created Wednesday 13 March 2024

Evaluation

• Crown
• Downbearing
  • Listen to the 5th octave!
• Soundboard cracking: Buzzes? Visible Gaps?
• Ribs: Buzzes? Gaps in bond to soundboard?
• Pinblock: Wide variations in tuning pin torque?
• Age
  • Some say: "If it's 50 years old, it needs to be restrung"
• Value
  • Is the project based on economics or something else?