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07 Nov 11 - 10:16 AM (#3252005) Subject: Boiling old strings From: kendall Many years ago I heard about rejuvenating old dead strings by boiling them. I thought it was a hoax. Well, it's not. The low E on Jacqui's Apollo 6 string was dead. When I plucked it it just went "thump", no life at all, so I took it off, scrubbed it with a soapy scouring pad (Not steel wool), rinsed it, dried it, put it back on and it sounds new. Any comments? |
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07 Nov 11 - 10:33 AM (#3252022) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: Silas Well, at least you are doing it right by taking them off the guitar first....if only I could have my time over again... |
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07 Nov 11 - 10:36 AM (#3252026) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: Will Fly Mmm... must try this on parts of me that need rejuvenating. Might need the steel wool though... |
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07 Nov 11 - 10:50 AM (#3252036) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: GUEST,999 Rust never sleeps. |
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07 Nov 11 - 10:52 AM (#3252040) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: Mark Ross Just loosen the string and wipe it down with rubbing alcohol (if you don't need it for internal consumption). That will clean off all the gunk, and extend the life of the strings. Mark Ross |
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07 Nov 11 - 11:46 AM (#3252085) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: GUEST,loki i boil me bass guitar strings - definitely gets rid of lotsa crap and extends playing life |
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07 Nov 11 - 12:48 PM (#3252145) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: Dave the Gnome I suppose it's better than stringing old boils... (With apologies to the old joke. No, nurse, I said prick his boil!) :D tG |
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07 Nov 11 - 01:14 PM (#3252173) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: GUEST,beardedbruce I've heard of stone soup, but string soup? |
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07 Nov 11 - 01:29 PM (#3252185) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: olddude No No no no ... gosh putting old strings back on a 4K guitar ... No captain ... its like putting a plastic crystal on an old watch |
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07 Nov 11 - 01:38 PM (#3252196) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: olddude Its not just the dirt and oil from the fingers, if you rub you hand on the bottom you can feel where the strings flatten out against the fret. |
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07 Nov 11 - 01:56 PM (#3252215) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: GUEST,Captain Swing What a faff, just buy some more! |
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07 Nov 11 - 03:06 PM (#3252289) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: meself What's a faff? |
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07 Nov 11 - 03:18 PM (#3252295) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: GUEST,Captain Swing A 'faff' is an unnecessary commotion or fuss, like a kerfuffle. |
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07 Nov 11 - 03:22 PM (#3252298) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: kendall Don't you clowns ever try something just for the hell of it? Jacqui and I had a gig on Sunday and that string just had to go. No music stores were open, so I tried that old remedy and it worked. When I get damn good and ready I'll replace the whole set, then I'll post it and you can all sleep better!:-) Dan, I know it's like putting a $40.00 saddle on a $10.00 horse, but what could I do? I couldn't buy one on Sunday. |
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07 Nov 11 - 03:26 PM (#3252301) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: Q (Frank Staplin) Strings become flat on one side? Just turn them over and Bob's your kerfuffle. (Gone into hiding) |
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07 Nov 11 - 03:27 PM (#3252302) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: kendall "A man should try everything once; except incest and Morris dancing." (Utah Phillips) |
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07 Nov 11 - 05:20 PM (#3252395) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: GUEST,Captain Swing "A man should try everything once; except incest and Morris dancing." (Thomas Beecham) (Arnold Bax) (Winston Churchill) (Oscar Wilde) - everything is attributed to Oscar Wilde Any more? |
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07 Nov 11 - 05:28 PM (#3252398) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: Rusty Dobro "A man should try everything once, except incest and Morris dancing." (Attrib. G.K. Chesterton, but more likely Thomas Beecham) I can't imagine Oscar Wilde ever encountered Morris dancing...... |
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07 Nov 11 - 05:40 PM (#3252405) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: GUEST "Dan, I know it's like putting a $40.00 saddle on a $10.00 horse, but what could I do? I couldn't buy one on Sunday." Sunday ain't no day to be buying horses, Kendall. |
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07 Nov 11 - 05:41 PM (#3252406) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: GUEST,999 Shazpot, that was me. |
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07 Nov 11 - 05:44 PM (#3252409) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: BTNG well it's not the 1st of April......... |
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07 Nov 11 - 06:20 PM (#3252433) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: GUEST,999 . . . nor the 2nd. |
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07 Nov 11 - 06:40 PM (#3252446) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: GUEST,josepp Any time you clean the gunk off strings (dirt, dust, skin oil, rosin), they natually will be more reverberant but when they're truly dead, they're truly dead. |
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07 Nov 11 - 06:42 PM (#3252450) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: BTNG I imagine one can only clean strings for just so long...and then...dead |
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07 Nov 11 - 07:03 PM (#3252461) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: GUEST,999 "What a faff, just buy some more!" Y'ever known a named or known member to post that kind of shite? ############################# Kendall, I've boiled a few sets in my time. It is the only thing to do if you need a string. Even today, and even when I have a spare set of strings, I keep old but still serviceable strings in my guitar case. Ya just never know. |
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07 Nov 11 - 07:09 PM (#3252465) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: GUEST,Motown bass player I always liked the Motown dead sting sound - if you hadn't boiled them I might have bought them Let me know when they get thuddy again |
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07 Nov 11 - 07:10 PM (#3252466) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: GUEST,Motown bass player string not Sting - ooops sting didn't do Motown |
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07 Nov 11 - 07:16 PM (#3252469) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: kendall Fast Fret does a good job but you have to use it immediately after use. |
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07 Nov 11 - 09:54 PM (#3252534) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: Jim Dixon Use it after use? What does that mean? |
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07 Nov 11 - 10:29 PM (#3252550) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: Bee-dubya-ell I tried boiling guitar strings many years ago, but I finally gave up on the idea. It didn't matter how long I boiled them, they were still too tough to eat. |
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07 Nov 11 - 11:14 PM (#3252570) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: Little Hawk You can do that with banana peels too, but it doesn't seem to help much. They still taste awful. |
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07 Nov 11 - 11:21 PM (#3252572) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: Goose Gander I used to boil guitar strings, to save money. Got the idea from Eddie Van Halen, of all people. Helps tremendously to put in a bay leaf. |
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08 Nov 11 - 04:14 AM (#3252647) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: Bugsy I started a thread about this very subject in '06. "rejuvenating old guitar stringss" It may be of some help. Luckily, I'm in a better financial position now. CHeers Bugsy |
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08 Nov 11 - 10:18 AM (#3252817) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: GUEST In some cases, one might consider boiling old guitar players (as a public service) |
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08 Nov 11 - 01:11 PM (#3252930) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: The Sandman in my opinion it is better to slacken the string right down, then get a chamois leather or duster and by use of friction rejuvenate the string, by rubbing, it works in my experience as well as boilng them |
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08 Nov 11 - 01:19 PM (#3252934) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: Bert ...boiling old guitar players... Dammit GUEST with no name. I was going to start a copycat thread called "Boiling old singers" but you have spoiled the surprise. |
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08 Nov 11 - 01:42 PM (#3252946) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: kendall Sorry about that, Jim. After using the guitar. |
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08 Nov 11 - 02:33 PM (#3252975) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: GUEST,JHW Strings become flat on one side? Reminds me I used to buy strings which were flat on all sides, not flatwound but roundwound then ground flat. I'd forgotten those. I guess they went the way of Eldorado Ice Cream. I didn't find boiling strings worth the effort. |
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08 Nov 11 - 02:41 PM (#3252978) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: GUEST,Captain Swing I'll say it again 999. What a faff, just buy some. It's as bad as people making plectrums out of old credit cards. |
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08 Nov 11 - 07:35 PM (#3253180) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: kendall Spoil sport. |
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08 Nov 11 - 08:05 PM (#3253208) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: Bobert Well, anyone who ain't willing to shower with yer worn out geetar strings just send 'um to me... I love old strings... I never change 'um unless one breaks... Never... They is my buds... But I play slide and old strings slide better than new 'uns... B~ |
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09 Nov 11 - 12:33 AM (#3253265) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: catspaw49 12 year old thread on the subject...............believe it or not. Nothing is ever new at Mudcat! Spaw |
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09 Nov 11 - 12:34 AM (#3253267) Subject: RE: Boiling old strings From: dick greenhaus That's called tradition, I guess. |