13-04-2017, 07:32 AM
Absolutely Mike.
I don't go daft on the spindle, just enough to give it a "key" for the cord to grip on. Making the surface too rough will make to cord bunch and of course it then gets tight, all we want to do is remove the glaze. The surface area is small on these spindles intentionally so at the end of the travel of the tuning cap you cannot snap the cord by excessive torque applied to it. The whole arrangement is a compromise.
I don't go daft on the spindle, just enough to give it a "key" for the cord to grip on. Making the surface too rough will make to cord bunch and of course it then gets tight, all we want to do is remove the glaze. The surface area is small on these spindles intentionally so at the end of the travel of the tuning cap you cannot snap the cord by excessive torque applied to it. The whole arrangement is a compromise.
