WhataDaryl
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(10/10/00 11:55:54 am)
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Howdy, Y'all,
Just a quick
comment. Everyone always talks about frequency of changing out their
strings. We are always
concerned about sound quality, the fact
that old strings are difficult to keep in tune, etc., etc. But what
we don't think of is that an old string is also more prone to
breaking since as the string ages (especially since its under
tension) it looses resilance and durability. Case in point; today, I
was trying to tune my D-string. I KNEW it was getting old,
but
have been putting off replacing it, since my other strings weren't
"as old" and I was going to replace them all at once (stupid in
retrospect) so I was holding off. All at once, the thing snapped. It
whipped up, and if I hadn't been wearing my glasses (thank God, I'm
blind as a bat), I would have lost an eye.
As a peace officer, I
know to replace my magazines for my handgun because if you leave a
spring in a clip compressed (loaded ammo) over a long period of
time, it fails to work. I should have applied that lesson to my
hobby as well.
I hope no one else finds out the hard way. Take
care everyone. 
Daryl
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