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shaun -> String break while in case (Sep. 18 2012 14:03:42)

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?



bursche -> RE: String break while in case (Sep. 18 2012 14:12:12)

bad strings? sharp edges on the bridge?



BarkellWH -> RE: String break while in case (Sep. 18 2012 14:22:40)

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?

Cheers,

Bill



rombsix -> RE: String break while in case (Sep. 18 2012 17:34:37)

[:D]



Richard Jernigan -> RE: String break while in case (Sep. 18 2012 19:32:40)

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



jeff_hatcher -> RE: String break while in case (Sep. 18 2012 19:49:16)

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.



shaun -> RE: String break while in case (Sep. 18 2012 20:21:41)

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.



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