Twang - Snap

February 7, 2006 at 4:04 AM

So, I was just playing as usual (the concerto I'm working on that I really don't like), on the d string I might add - when my g broke...... not as scary as when my bridge fell (twice) but I something I want to repeat.

Anyway, when you break strings, how does it usually break? Cause till now I've only seen strings break into two pieces... The core in this string snapped, with the wirs stretched around nothing. It had a nylon core, are those more likely to break than perlon?

From Karin Lin
Posted on February 7, 2006 at 5:45 AM

Which concerto is that?

I hate it when strings break. It always seems so dangerous.

From Patty Rutins
Posted on February 7, 2006 at 8:31 PM

No idea about nylon vs. perlon, but for a while I regularly lost G strings, and they always broke at the nut. I discovered the string channel was too small, and was wearing into the string. Also had an episode with E strings, where they broke in the loop around the tuner. If your string broke in a place that touches the instrument, look for a wear point. Other than that, it's possible that there was a flaw in the string, or that it was just simply old.

From Linda Lerskier
Posted on February 7, 2006 at 10:08 PM

I never broke a G string in my life. Or a E String. Actually, I never popped any string before. o_O

From Jessica Smith
Posted on February 7, 2006 at 11:20 PM

Someone's concerto in G major...

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