Changing strings

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Jim Opfer

Posts: 1876
Joined: Jul. 19 2003
From: Glasgow, Scotland.

Changing strings

I change the bass strings every 4-5 weeks but never the trebbles, I've got millions of trebble strings lying around unopened. Then I think OH! they must be ancient, so I change a full set and spend the next few days (best part of a week) constantly re-tuning up to concert.
Is this normal, do you leave the trebbles or do you all change a full set every time?
Cheers
Jim.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 5 2003 9:23:32

Ron.M

Posts: 7051
Joined: Jul. 7 2003
From: Scotland

RE: Changing strings (in reply to Jim Opfer)

Yeah Jim,
I do the same. It's usually the D string that wears first, but if you change only the D then it sounds overbright and unbalanced so I've got to change all three.
The trebles seem to last for months.
A friend of mine was going to the States so I asked him to bring me back 10 sets of
Savarez "Red Card" which are about half the price of the UK over there.
Guess what?
When I opened them, he'd got me the ones with the big, fat white wound 2nd & 3rds!
They're horrible!
Thank goodness I don't play much picado, for it would be like trying to play picado on a cello! LOL!
Also a lot of "finger noise".

Anyway, I got 9 sets left, so I guess I'm gonna be playing them for a long time to come.

(Ye ken us Aberdonians....canny waste onythin' LOL!)

Ron

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 5 2003 11:32:39

Jim Opfer

Posts: 1876
Joined: Jul. 19 2003
From: Glasgow, Scotland.

RE: Changing strings (in reply to Ron.M)

Hi Ron,
The Red Card's, I remember them well, do they still leave a red mark over the bridge saddle? I had forgotten about the wound 2nd and 3rd, I remember they used to make ridges on the sides of my index nail.
String technology seems to have come a long way, I always liked Savarez and still prefer them over any other string. the Corum's are great.
I thought you were a Glasberdonian? LOL
Cheers
Jim.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 5 2003 12:52:46

Jon Boyes

Posts: 1377
Joined: Jul. 10 2003

RE: Changing strings (in reply to Jim Opfer)

Hi Jim

Yes, its normal for the basses to die a lot quicker.

My supplier has just started doing my D'Addarios in sets of 9 (three extra basses), so I am a happy bunny.

Jon

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 5 2003 13:20:12

Paul Bruhns

Posts: 77
Joined: Jul. 14 2003

RE: Changing strings (in reply to Jim Opfer)

Hi Guys:

I get my strings by mail order from "strings by mail" they are on the net. Anyway, because the basses wear out so much faster (for me it's like 10:1 ratio of basses to trebles) I order 10 sets of just bass strings at a time. I usually get the hannabach 827s and they come in different tensions. I like them, and strings by mail is very responsive. I don't know if they ship to the UK, but you might drop them an e-mail and find out?

Regards,
Paul

PS: Jim... I havent forgotten about getting the micrometer to check the bridge span on my guitars... more later :-)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 5 2003 14:54:20