> days. The 1^st string has unraveled a single "hair" about the 7^th > fret. In the past I have just cut these as short as possible but > frequently the string breaks within a couple of weeks.
Weeks ... that would be _very_ fortunate. > Is there any > better way to treat these "hairs"? Cut and get your spares string ready. > surprised at this happening so quickly. Is this common with gut > strings? Welcome to the club. Sometimes you're lucky and you can use a 1st strings for weeks or even months, but sometimes it breaks within minutes. You'll find some brands to last longer than others. David - recording for three days, how many 1st strings will be needed? -- ******************************* David van Ooijen [email protected] www.davidvanooijen.nl ******************************* To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
