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have daddario banjo strings detiorarated

01 Mar 10 - 10:33 AM (#2853057)
Subject: have daddario banjo strings detiorarated
From: The Sandman

had two top new Es snap today,anyone else had problems with this make


01 Mar 10 - 03:15 PM (#2853332)
Subject: RE: have daddario banjo strings detiorarated
From: Mavis Enderby

Always found them to be good - did they both snap in the same place?

Pete.


01 Mar 10 - 07:04 PM (#2853560)
Subject: RE: have daddario banjo strings detiorarated
From: The Sandman

yes.


01 Mar 10 - 10:07 PM (#2853698)
Subject: RE: have daddario banjo strings detiorarated
From: Mooh

Haven't noticed any change from their consistent high quality guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, and ukulele strings at all. I use scores of sets every year and haven't personally broken one in many years. Check your instrument.

Peace, Mooh.


02 Mar 10 - 02:07 PM (#2854301)
Subject: RE: have daddario banjo strings detiorarated
From: Gurney

I experienced a time when I pulled the balls off several Martin E strings. Perhaps just a bad batch? Bad QC certainly.

When you think about it, it is likely that the majority of packs that a shop has are from the same batch, packed and sold at the same time.
Try a different shop, and a complaint to d'Addario? They might replace, and would want to know, anyway.


02 Mar 10 - 02:10 PM (#2854307)
Subject: RE: have daddario banjo strings detiorarated
From: The Sandman

no,they are crap as are their fiddle strings,
no ,I have decided to order strings from Andy Banjo.
no, it is not my instrument its happened on two different banjos and on a violin.
low quality high prices


02 Mar 10 - 02:27 PM (#2854323)
Subject: RE: have daddario banjo strings detiorarated
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T

I've used nothing but d'Addarios on my Framus for quite a few years.

Last time I had a string break, it was a B, which I had managed to kink while installing it.

Haven't lost an E in twenty five years at least, and I don't change them as often as I should.

They are expensive, but better tone and value than Martins. Of course that is on MY guitar. Others' mileage may vary.

Don T.