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Subject: RE: Why does my G string keep breaking?
From: John Hardly
Date: 09 Oct 08 - 10:54 AM

The G sting has a unique problem -- it is wound, but its core is no bigger than the two tiny strings beneath it. That would be okay (where breakage is concerned), especially as it is under less tension than those tiny silver colored ones, except that...

...the problem with the G string is that it IS wound and, as such, creates quite a bit more friction at both the nut and saddle ends.

And, as if the friction problem weren't enough, the windings (also finer than the windings of the other wound strings AND under MORE tension -- more pounds of pressure per square inch brought downward on the saddle and nut) themselves become driven into the softer material of the nut and saddle, thereby embedding the string in the soft material.

Ever notice how, almost unique to the G string, when you try to fine tune the string you will get no response to turning the tuning key...you will get no response to turning the tuning key...you will get no response to turning the tuning key...

...until finally, *PING*, the string's windings release from the nut and you go from one degree flat to six degrees sharp?

The finer windings, tiny core, soft material...

G strings are murder.
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or ...you will get no response to the tuning key...
...until finally, *PING* G string broken.