Bear TD string length

[SteveB]

Anyone have a Bear "A" riser with #3 limbs? Supposed to be a 60" bow but a 56.5" string braces it at 10". Looking for an actual length that someone has physically measured.
Thanks in advance.

[Orion]

Posted this response on the other site, but for those who might be facing the same problem, here it is again.

I have a half-dozen sets of Bear TD limbs, from old red tips and white tips to new red and black tips, and no two are the same length. There's as much as 3/8-inch difference in individual limb length from my shortest set of limbs to my longest set of limbs. That translates into 3/4-inch difference in bow length. In short, there is no truly standard string length. Need to find what works and buy or make subsequent strings that length.

[Kip]

I have one that is  56"string  brace 8 1/4
waiting to see if it will stay at that length have not strung this bow in a while.

[A.S.]

My experiences building strings for them mirrors what Orion said. Some need a 4" shorter string, others 3".

[SteveB]

Looks like this one needs a string 2.5" shorter than its AMO to get in the middle of the suggested brace hgt range. Orion and Allen's post suggest why.
Thanks guys!

[A.S.]