Silly me, I thought there would be something about guitar strings in the stuck-pig thread. :-)}
I've been avoiding the thread up to now because as a farm boy and ex-slaughterhouse worker -- why would I want to? But it was entertaining, after all.
Thanks for reminding me about FF, both of you, I recall now having read about it, probably Kendall's posting, but it slipped to the side of the road. Would be good for me, I bet, 'cause I don't tend to change strings real often.