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08 Aug 05 - 10:37 AM (#1537578) Subject: Old Strings From: Deskjet Has anyone got an address I can send old guitar strings to? |
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08 Aug 05 - 10:51 AM (#1537602) Subject: RE: Old Strings From: Dave Hanson No but I've got a granny in the Parachute Regiment who needs some new nicker elastic. eric |
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08 Aug 05 - 10:59 AM (#1537616) Subject: RE: Old Strings From: Sorcha Oh god....I'll have to think.......I've heard of one.....brb There is a guy who solicits second hand strings for distribution into the third world. It's called the Second Strings Project. Here's some contacts: Tangible Music 516 409-5433 strings@tangible-music.com Kevin Deame 28 Ladd Road, Ellington, CT 06029 And some info on the web: http://store.yahoo.com/tangible-music/secstrinproj.html http://www.darrylpurpose.com/etc/strings.htm
The way I understand it, he wants playable strings, not old worn out rusty ones. So the ones I send are the "I have a gig and my week old broken in but not sounding as good as I want strings." I heard that Taylor guitar sends the strings that are on instruments in for repair that they put new ones on, etc. |
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08 Aug 05 - 01:25 PM (#1537710) Subject: RE: Old Strings From: Sorcha Thank you Joe! No idea why it wouldn't post. I also found a lot of people that use them for art work. Google "guitar strings" then recycled. |
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08 Aug 05 - 01:29 PM (#1537715) Subject: RE: Old Strings From: Joe Offer The information Sorcha posted is from 2001, from guitarseminars.com. The message includes two URLs that are out of date:
It seemed to me this may be a hoax, and some poor fool in Connecticut may be stuck with boxes and boxes of old strings - but I was wrong. This Google Search brings up lots of information on the Second Strings Project, which is operated by Darryl Purpose and Kevin Deame. -Joe Offer- |
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08 Aug 05 - 01:40 PM (#1537727) Subject: RE: Old Strings From: Clinton Hammond Toss 'em out... In 5000 years, whatever the dominant life form is on the planet will be mining them out of the land-fill and making new stuff outa them... |
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08 Aug 05 - 01:58 PM (#1537748) Subject: RE: Old Strings From: Deskjet Thanks folks , that's the one I was after. |
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08 Aug 05 - 03:28 PM (#1537829) Subject: RE: Old Strings From: number 6 A piece of the 'D' string makes an excellent hinge replacement for a Zippo lighter. sIx |
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09 Aug 05 - 02:02 AM (#1538182) Subject: RE: Old Strings From: Cluin |
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09 Aug 05 - 02:37 AM (#1538188) Subject: RE: Old Strings From: JohnInKansas There are numerous uses for old strings that may be a bit past recycling for musical use. Unfortunately the accumulation of old bits and pieces quickly outstrips the occasions one which on of those uses arises. An oft noted use is that any wound string is just about the right "tooth" for getting behind those little foam pad "*supervisor stickies" used to mount things, to "saw" them loose. Enough tooth to cut the foam, but usually smooth enough not to do much damage to whatever they were stuck to. *supervisor = because it's "two faced." Trade jargon from the shops. Also called "double-sticky." I've had a few people ask for old ones for "art projects" but I don't know enough artists to get rid of all of them - especially with my habit of putting new ones on every two or three years. Maybe I'm changing them too often. John |
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09 Aug 05 - 07:54 AM (#1538342) Subject: RE: Old Strings From: GUEST Take'm off, boil them in a pan for 5 minutes, put them back on. Look (and sound) clean and bright |
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09 Aug 05 - 10:56 AM (#1538488) Subject: RE: Old Strings From: 12string growler I once new an amateur radio chappy that made an experimental antenna from one of my old 54 gauge bronze wound strings. He reckoned it worked better than the commercially made antenna that came with his transmitter. Chris |
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10 Aug 05 - 08:37 AM (#1539330) Subject: RE: Old Strings From: Leadfingers You're supposed to CHANGE them ?? |
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10 Aug 05 - 08:50 AM (#1539347) Subject: RE: Old Strings From: JohnInKansas Leadfingers - Someone told me they should be changed regularly, so of course I immediately stocked up on strings so I'd be able to change them if I ever needed to. The only problem is that when I decided it was time to change, the "new" ones that had been laying in the case for a while looked a lot worse than the ones I'd been playing on. It's amazing what unidentifiable "stuff" will grow on clean metal - in a couple of years. I think it's a myth propagated by string manufacturers just to boost sales. I'm also a bit miffed with these recycler guys. When I offered one of them a pretty good set of mando strings at a festival a few years ago he declined to take them. He said "we only do guitar strings" in a tone that implied "only real instruments." SNOBS! John |
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10 Aug 05 - 09:17 AM (#1539376) Subject: RE: Old Strings From: RangerSteve If the manufacturers wanted us to change the strings, then they would have put different strings on in the first place. |