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Originally Posted by stuartj
?. how does the number of turns on the machine head post affect the tension of a string at given pitch?
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not the tension on the string, but the downward force across the nut. Tension maybe wasn't the right word.
Depending on the instrument the angle of the string across the nut varies and if you don't wrap low you can get buzzing. This is why non-angled headstocks have to use string trees.