Strings in boiled water?

[BluesShredder]

Hey, do you know if it's good putting the strings in boiled water?

Blues Shredder

[fingers]

I have heard that boiling the strings in vinegar will take off the tarnish and oils and make them like new. Wound stirngs should be clamped into a vice at the ball end, and the winding clampet at the head end in a vicegrip and would tighter. I saw this on a web site from an old friend and former teacher. Its said to renew the strings and get more life out of them. Probly works best on acoustic strings, I have never tried it myself.

[zepo]

don't boil your strings!!!!!!!!!! it causes fatigue on the treble strings making them kinked though if you have a bass guitar then it is a good idea because of the cost of the strings and on wound strings boiling helps. It's easier just to buy a new pack of guitar strings anyway.

[AtomicMassUnit]

Yeah man, you can boil your wound strings. This will take off some of the dirt, corrosion, and funk on them and between the windings. It will restore brightness and extend the life of your strings a little bit. If you're not able to change your strings when they start sounding dead, this is a great trick.

Take off your wound strings, coil them up either one at a time (if youre patient) or all at once, and put them in enough water to cover them as they boil. Keep a lid on the pot and boil for about ten minutes. Voila. String spaghetti. No extra seasoning needed.

Atomic

[Fenderblues]

why?
by the time youve taken them off, boiled em, unkinked em restrung, you have missed out on valuable playing time.

I think it is just as easy to buy and install a new set, but then again i could be wrong. At around a fiver a set is it worth the messing around?

[MajinMojo]

not for me, my mom doesnt trust me with the stove anymore anyway...

[guitarpl]

I've been playing rock guitar from about 15 years and I tried everything with strings. I wish I discovered Fusco Strings sooner. They are very high quality, don't break easily, and the price is much better than most well-known brands.

I usually by them from thestringstore.com (http://www.thestringstore.com)

As for boiling strings or vinegar, I don't think it's a good idea. If you talk to any professional luthier he/she will tell you that you risk to damage the guitar if you do that because strings might loose their original consistency.

Also, a good luthier will suggest you not to change your current gauge set. If you do that, you should have your instrument aciton adjusted by a luthier because the new tension applied by the different strings will affect the way the neck bends and other things.

[Fretfire]

Why not try putting the strings on the freezer....that would make it sound better. :rolleyes:

[Akira]

I've been playing rock guitar from about 15 years and I tried everything with strings. I wish I discovered Fusco Strings sooner. They are very high quality, don't break easily, and the price is much better than most well-known brands.

I usually by them from thestringstore.com (http://www.thestringstore.com)

As for boiling strings or vinegar, I don't think it's a good idea. If you talk to any professional luthier he/she will tell you that you risk to damage the guitar if you do that because strings might loose their original consistency.

Also, a good luthier will suggest you not to change your current gauge set. If you do that, you should have your instrument aciton adjusted by a luthier because the new tension applied by the different strings will affect the way the neck bends and other things.

Dude, this thread is from 4 years ago...

[rockonn91]

heyyy... mabie he thought it was ultra important to bring it back...?



i was wondering why i didnt recognise many of the names :rolleyes:

[bigbuda]

I can't believe that nobody mentioned that boiling strings is something that Eddie Van Halen did to get that brown sound. :cool: