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Post by patril0mic on Feb 23, 2010 16:52:29 GMT -5
I heard some guys boil them in water before putting them on to get them to that stage. Anyone here try that? I got to thinking about this more.....and I will be experimenting more with this. Boiling the strings at say 240-260 deg would probably fall under the "annealing" category. Basically taking the stress out of the steel and theoretically should work in our favor. The amount of time its heated and then cooled comes into play also. When I was a body man (fixing cars that soccer moms tear up while yappin on the phone or puting on makeup) I used to heat the frames up with a torch, pull the frame straight and then hit it with a hammer under full pull, then release the pressure. That hammer hit is what realigned the molecules and brought the strength back into the metal. If it was just heated and pulled, it would be weak and fold twice as easy next time soccer mom would slam into someone. A string that was heated fast and cooled fast would break the 1st time you tried to play. Tuning instability with fresh strings sucks at 1st due to it tightening on the post. When its finally tight everything should stay put unless your tuners are shit. Annealing the string... hmmm. I bet it works better for string longevity. Ill let you all know what i come up with. that brain is always going, isn't it?
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Post by Tungus on Feb 23, 2010 21:26:17 GMT -5
that brain is always going, isn't it? I iz tonechasers ;D It may seem like everything has been thought of and utilized....I dont believe so. Ya, brain is always goin.....sometimes in the wrong way and a lil altered at times, but ya my brother....its always goin. Where? dunno lmao
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Post by Tungus on Mar 5, 2010 4:41:54 GMT -5
Well,
Honestly...I thought this would turn out differently but heres the results.
New, boiled before installation:
After a week, the harmonic overtones vanished. I had to really pound (pop) the piss out of the strings with my thumb to get punch harmonics to come through. I played through the rack on clean amp settings to make sure I had the headroom. I was disappointed.
Old strings, boiled and reinstalled:
Sounded better than dirty, but no real advantage. I wouldnt waste the time or gas/electricity boiling them unless your dirt poor and or anal about this kind of thing.
Verdict: Not a fan.
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