taking all the strings off?

[zazz]

?? if you have had a string go on you ..especially the top e ..it can be murder on the eyeball...this experience alone would tell anyone who has been around the block a couple of times not to cut the strings!!

 

[muttley600]

I have to say I have had hundreds of strings break on me over the years and each time its recoiled along its length as thats the way the energy is pointing. I guess you guys were just unlucky.

 

[Light]

I have to say I have had hundreds of strings break on me over the years and each time its recoiled along its length as thats the way the energy is pointing. I guess you guys were just unlucky.

Well, I've had a few of them pierce the skin. The worst is when they break further up the tuner post, and the windy bit spirals into the hand.




Light

"Cowards can never be moral."
M.K. Gandhi

 

[rayc]

OUCH,
Snapping strings do have a freak out factor! The coil in the hand - my bass has done that a couple of times
Floating also on banjo, mandolin, cello, violin, my two lovely Bruno Royal Artists & my Emperador semi acoustic bass but not my Epi Sheraton though as it's a log with hollow wings.
Lucky the ol' jonah doens't have a floater - imagine snapping a string inside that!
Here's an idiot move for you (being taht I AM an idiot) - I was using a little string winder to take up the slack when re stringing a nylon acoustic - wasn't paying attention and wound the button/knob off. Cursed myself with the task of repairing that later & proceeded to the next string - became distracted & whamo - did it again.
Now I've had that guitar & a new set of machines waiting to be done for three years - I'm too embarrassed by it to even look at it.

 

[muttley600]

Well, I've had a few of them pierce the skin. The worst is when they break further up the tuner post, and the windy bit spirals into the hand.




Light

"Cowards can never be moral."
M.K. Gandhi

Oh I'm always stabbing myself with the sodding little bits left round the tuner. If I think about it I tackle those with long nose piers. Most times I can't be bothered and end up with a pin hole in the tip of the finger. The worst are those idiots that tie the string on the post. Hate that.

 

[ggunn]

Oh I'm always stabbing myself with the sodding little bits left round the tuner. If I think about it I tackle those with long nose piers. Most times I can't be bothered and end up with a pin hole in the tip of the finger. The worst are those idiots that tie the string on the post. Hate that.

I always leave about 1.5" of string out past the tuner and then bend it back around on itself like a hairpin. I stuck myself many times before I started doing that, and it HURTS!

 

[muttley600]

It's not that bit that gets me its the curly bit thats been around the post. Just like light says. I cut the loose end of flush to the post.

 

[Light]

The worst are those idiots that tie the string on the post. Hate that.

Oh God, don't get me started on that one.


Light

"Cowards can never be moral."
M.K. Gandhi

 

[Slowrider]

Sure, take 'em all off, just DON'T CUT THE TIGHT STRINGS WITH WIRE CUTTING PLIARS. This is horrible trauma to a guitar. Detune them to remove them.

You'll shoot your eye out!