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Topic: Should I Change Strings after... |
Larry R
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Navasota, Tx.
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Posted 26 Oct 2003 1:04 pm |
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..I have detuned them for a pickup changeout? I installed a new set of strings after changing out a pickup. I didn't like the pickup that I just installed so I detuned and changed the pickup out to another brand then retuned again. In all I changed the pickup 3 times therefore the strings have had their share of being detuned and removed from the changer but not the keyhead. Should I put on a new set of strings or will these be ok to use as they don't have more than 2 hours playing time on them? Has the detuning and retuning weakened them?
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Eric West
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Portland, Oregon, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 26 Oct 2003 1:16 pm
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Nope. They're fine. I've even taken the whole bunch loose at the fingers, bundled them up when I painted the neck and put them right back on without one breaking til the next changeout in a week of playing. It's possible the 3rd might get creased, but if it doesn't sho up ROTB, I'd let them ride.
At least that's the way we do it at the critter club...
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 26 Oct 2003 2:38 pm
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Here is what I have done when changing p-ups. I have a piece of cardboard that I folded into a triangular tube. It is a little longer than a toilet paper tube and is triangular, not round. I loosen all of the strings until they are loose enough to slide the tube under them. The tube holds the strings up high enough to raise the p-up out of the cavity. After dropping in the replacement p-up and securing it, I retighted the strings, and then turn the guitar back over and solder the connections.
This has worked fine for me.
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Lee, from South Texas
Down On The Rio Grande
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Franklin
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Posted 26 Oct 2003 2:45 pm
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Larry,
It depends on how sensitive your hearing is. Some players talk about keeping strings on for months, others can't stand the way they sound after a week or so. Your taking them off and on several times has certainly equaled a week or so worth of fatigue. Once strings become fatigued they are harder to tune regardless if their sound remains the same which is also very unlikely.
Paul
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Herb Steiner
From:
Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 26 Oct 2003 4:17 pm
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I'll have to agree with Paul, something changes when a string is drastically loosened and then restrung. Not so much with the plain strings as with the wrapped strings. The life of the string is drastically reduced.
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Herb's Steel Guitar Pages
Texas Steel Guitar Association
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Larry R
From:
Navasota, Tx.
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Posted 26 Oct 2003 4:24 pm
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| Thanks to all that have responded. Since strings are relatively inexpensive and to keep from breaking one on stage, I'll just put another set on just to be safe. |
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Kevin Hatton
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 26 Oct 2003 6:21 pm
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| What an excellent forum this is. |
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