> i don't follow the logic of dirt in the windings as
> principal cause of dead strings. if this were so all
> you'd have to do is relax the tension and clean the
> pegs to return strings to their original brilliance.
I assume you meant "clean the strings" instead of
"clean the pegs".
You can clean wound strings with remarkable
(but not perfect) results:
steel core: step 1: boil with detergent
step 2: boil in clear water
nylon core: I don't know. Alcohol, ammonia,
or cool soapy water? Rinse.
> a taught, compact (dense) string vibrating over a
> sound hole will have more brightness than one frayed
> and riddled in fractures. no?
Being frayed would have some negative effect.
Microscopic fractures, I can't guess.
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