• From: birmingham uk
  • Registered: 2013-03-18
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Topic: dangers of restringing guitars

Hi guys
Had my first go at restringing my acoustic yesterday , all was going well until i decided to have a seat while i was doing it , went to stretch to reach tuners , obviously overstretched , chair started to slip next thing ended up in a heap on the floor !!  Luckily no damage done to me or guitar ! but guitar sounds much better now !!

  • Registered: 2012-11-23
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Re: dangers of restringing guitars

I have not tryed that technic yet

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  • From: birmingham uk
  • Registered: 2013-03-18
  • Posts: 113

Re: dangers of restringing guitars

Fire art  wrote:

I have not tryed that technic yet

not recommended !! don`t think i`ll be trying it again

  • Tyson7
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  • From: Wisconsin
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Re: dangers of restringing guitars

I have not heard of this method before. I have heard that Banjo's sound better when they are thrown in a dumpster.
Glad to hear both of you survived this method.

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  • From: Southwest Pa.
  • Registered: 2011-04-02
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Re: dangers of restringing guitars

Maybe you should try a seatbelt, LOL

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  • From: Tooele Ut
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Re: dangers of restringing guitars

Well I'm speechless. I'm glad you didn't throw your guitar around.

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  • From: The Land Of Song
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Re: dangers of restringing guitars

I hear Pete Townsend is a master of this technique! big_smile

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  • From: Tooele Ut
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
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Re: dangers of restringing guitars

Pete Townsend slapped some guitars around in his day, didn't he?

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  • From: birmingham uk
  • Registered: 2013-03-18
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Re: dangers of restringing guitars

bensonp wrote:

Pete Townsend slapped some guitars around in his day, didn't he?

at least Pete Townsend threw his guitars around artisticly mine was more a geriatric slow motion movement !!

  • From: Tooele Ut
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
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Re: dangers of restringing guitars

onenumber7 wrote:
bensonp wrote:

Pete Townsend slapped some guitars around in his day, didn't he?

at least Pete Townsend threw his guitars around artisticly mine was more a geriatric slow motion movement !!

I can fully grasp the geritatric slow motion movement.

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  • From: Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Registered: 2013-01-20
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Re: dangers of restringing guitars

Good to hear you & your instrument survived the crash ... a tense moment most of us have experienced. I once kinked a high E string at the tuning head, and had it snap under tension. Got a sting on the side of the head, but nothing more.

Tyson7 ... I hand't heard that comment referring to a banjo before, but about an accordion. Too funny!