05 - Standards

Created Wednesday 13 March 2024

Core Standards for Stringing

• Pin heights are uniform. Bottom coils are about 1/4" above plate or open pinblock
• Pins have 2.5 to 3 .5 wire turns
• Turns are tight with no gaps
• Becket is well formed and penetrates nearly all of the becket hole
• Top turn on the pin bisects the becket hole on the back side.
• String sits flat on the plate at the hitch pin
• The two sides of double strings leave the hitch pin parallel

Core Standards for single string termination

• Nice tight turns around the wire (at least three)
• Turns oriented so that tail sits flat on the plate preventing rotation
• Loop fits snug around the hitch pin
• Loop sits down on the plate

Beyond the basics

• Showroom gleam
• Wire bends at termination points
• Becket alignment
• Plate refinishing
• Bridge cap replacement
• Pinblock replacement
• Soundboard replacement