Brace Height

[triumph]

Purchased a new string for my t-600 recurve. A 69 Widow by the Wilson Brothers. The bow length is 67"s. My question is the brace height. It is about 9.25. Going by the new bows which are 8.25-9, is mine a tad long? Called Black Widow and spoke to others, not much info on this. What do you guys think.

[Orion]

If your brace height is that high, your string is a tad short.  It will likely stretch a bit and and settle in as you shoot it.  If it's a Flemish string, can untwist it some to lengthen it. Don't untwist below one twist per inch of string length.  If it's a continuous loop string, it may not be twisted, but if it is, can untwist until all the twist is out of the string.

[triumph]

I am using dacron recommended for that age bow.
Will see how it settles in. Thanks

[Orion]

Should come down to 9 inches pretty easily, maybe more, unless it was stretched under weight by the builder. Regardless, can still untwist the string a bit If you want a lower brace height.