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Bad clamps lose more tension than good ones and flying clamps lose more tension than fixed clamps. Besides, fixed clamps are easier to use because a fixed clamp grips only one string at the time and it is easier to start stringing the main strings from a fixed clamp. |
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A good fixed clamp must meet the following criteria:
- The clamping force must be sufficient to hold the string at high tensions.
- The teeth must be wide with rounded edges so that the string does not become damaged.
- It must be easy to adjust the clamp to the gauge of the string.
- A single-action clamp system works much easier and faster. With many machines two actions are needed to clamp a string; first of all you have to clamp the string and secondly the clamping system has to be locked on the machine with much force.
- A double-action clamps should move around very easily and should be locked on to the machine without the use of much force.
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