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Michael Sawyer


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North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 8 Dec 2019 8:19 pm    
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1st chorus,1st song,thank God it was the last set.
.11 ( G) in my C tuning.
Got thru fine,but I was limited at times...
First time for me.
Nobody's fault but mine,the strings had been on too long and i knew it.Had bronchitis all week,and just too lazy to change em.
Lesson learned...
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Paul Norman

 

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Washington, North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 9 Dec 2019 1:29 pm    
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Go to a .012 on that string and you wont have any more breaking. And it will sound good.
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Kevin Fix

 

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Michigan, USA
Post  Posted 9 Dec 2019 5:33 pm    
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A .011 string hitting the end of your nose is a night to remember!!!! You won't forget it!! Happened to me about 30 some years ago. Drew some blood.
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Michael Sawyer


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North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 9 Dec 2019 8:09 pm    
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Paul Norman wrote:
Go to a .012 on that string and you wont have any more breaking. And it will sound good.



Wait,you ain't heard the best part....
I was playing a '59 Fender 400 with a fixed bridge- I knew dern well to change em before a show....

Never again
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Michael Sawyer


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North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 9 Dec 2019 8:15 pm    
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Kevin Fix wrote:
A .011 string hitting the end of your nose is a night to remember!!!! You won't forget it!! Happened to me about 30 some years ago. Drew some blood.


I was lucky then,I didn't spring a leak!
I sure jumped back though....
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Don Crowl

 

From:
Medford, Oregon, USA
Post  Posted 10 Dec 2019 5:18 pm     Here is a "How To" example by Sarah Jory
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If you haven't seen this, don't miss it & if you have seen it, it's a great review:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbYxmzJkrLE
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Michael Sawyer


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North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 10 Dec 2019 8:29 pm     Re: Here is a
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Don Crowl wrote:
If you haven't seen this, don't miss it & if you have seen it, it's a great review:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbYxmzJkrLE


I'm speechless....
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Tom Alexander

 

From:
Anchor Point, Alaska
Post  Posted 13 Dec 2019 5:05 pm     String breaks
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I was told that my father-in-law, Wayne Gailey, had a string break while he was recording "Old Slew Foot" with Rose Maddox on her album "Rose Maddox Sings Bluegrass" circa 1962. The impeccable timing of the string break made it an easy decision to leave it in the final recording of the song. Check it out at approx. 1:53.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1opKluCKpxY
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Larry Dering


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Missouri, USA
Post  Posted 14 Dec 2019 6:39 am    
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Amazing work during a set. I seen Doug Jernigan change a string, tune up and play during a single song before his 2nd ride came around. Fastest string change I've ever witnessed
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Don Euton

 

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Texas, USA
Post  Posted 16 Dec 2019 6:02 pm     Saw Buddy Emmons change one
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In about 1962-63, when Buddy Emmons just left ET and joined Ray Price, I saw him at the Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX. He broke a string and he had it changed and was going on the next song.

Don Euton
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Floyd Lowery

 

From:
Deland, Florida, USA
Post  Posted 17 Dec 2019 7:19 am    
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I always kept a full set of strings along with several .11s. If one broke, I took it off and put another on. Sometimes during the song, sometimes after it ended.
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Michael Sawyer


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North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 17 Dec 2019 8:50 am     String change mid song
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I will definitely be prepared New Years Eve gig....
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joe long

 

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San Antonio, Texas
Post  Posted 17 Dec 2019 1:49 pm    
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Before playing a gig I always put a new 3rd and 5th string on before the job. Strings are cheap.
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Joe Goldmark

 

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San Francisco, CA 94131
Post  Posted 17 Dec 2019 6:29 pm    
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Hey Tom,

I think that's just a good story. I think he deliberately played that slide to fit the lyrics. Never heard a string break sound like that. But, Wayne Gailey was an amazing player, no question.
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Tom Alexander

 

From:
Anchor Point, Alaska
Post  Posted 18 Dec 2019 11:10 am    
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Joe Goldmark wrote:
Hey Tom,

I think that's just a good story. I think he deliberately played that slide to fit the lyrics. Never heard a string break sound like that. But, Wayne Gailey was an amazing player, no question.


Thanks for that explanation Joe! It was told to me by a loyal fan/friend of Wayne's and very well could be slightly exaggerated or not quite "exactly" what happened. I sure wish I could have heard him play! He passed before my wife and I even knew he was her father. Cheers!
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