String break while in case

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shaun

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Joined: May 11 2012
From: Edmonton, Canada

String break while in case

I just had a string break while my guitar was in its case. This is the second time it has happened on this guitar. It has been the D string both times. Has this happened to anybody else? What can cause this?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 18 2012 14:03:42

bursche

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RE: String break while in case (in reply to shaun)

bad strings? sharp edges on the bridge?

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BarkellWH

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RE: String break while in case (in reply to shaun)

In the case or out, the D string is more likely to break because it is the weakest of the six strings. Did they break both times at the tie block? Between the nut and the saddle?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 18 2012 14:22:40

rombsix

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RE: String break while in case (in reply to shaun)

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 18 2012 17:34:37

Richard Jernigan

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RE: String break while in case (in reply to shaun)

I have a spruce/Brazilian Manuel Contreras Sr. "doble tapa" classical. Several times the A-string broke at the bridge saddle while the guitar was in the case. I looked at the saddle, but couldn't see any sharp edge or roughness. After a few months I took all the strings off and polished the bone saddle with some 600 grit sandpaper. No more problems.

RNJ

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 18 2012 19:32:40

jeff_hatcher

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RE: String break while in case (in reply to shaun)

I've had it happen twice recently. Last one was a D string, I think the other was a B. The B string broke near the tuner, but the D appears to have come "unravelled" near the bridge.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 18 2012 19:49:16

shaun

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From: Edmonton, Canada

RE: String break while in case (in reply to shaun)

The string broke at the bridge both times. The first time it was a set of D'Addario. The core broke but the metal winding stayed intact and just unraveled. This time it was a set of Hannabach. The core and the metal winding broke. I'll try polishing up the saddle. Maybe I'll replace it.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 18 2012 20:21:41