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Jason Mendelson 01-31-2009 03:27 PM

What do you do with your old strings?
 
What do you do with your old strings? When I was in High School I used to stuff them into 2 liter soda bottles.

This thing is pretty heavy...

Guess the weight?

(most of the strings are smiths... there are a few sets that were on a jazz and p-bass)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...6/P1050182.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...6/P1050183.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...6/P1050185.jpg

Bob Faulkner 02-02-2009 12:25 PM

Mine wind up on my basement floors or the trash. They get plenty of use before they get there though. I cycle my strings down the chain from most played bass to least.. My new 4 string sets of Smith compressors go on my Smith, then move to my ibanez, then my Lotus. My 5 string sets of Smith compressors go on my Brice 5 string fretless (I can't wait to retire this thing in favor of a Smith 5 string fretless) and then to my Dean Edge 5.

Jason Mendelson 02-02-2009 06:05 PM

well that makes perfect sence!

when i was playing more, i used a set of string for a week, boiled the, used them for another week then they got stuffed in the bottle...

now a days, once they go dead i trash them...

luckly, i dont really sweat when i play so the strings stay fairly fresh

Bob Faulkner 02-02-2009 06:18 PM

I get dramatically more life out of mine.. I change strings about once every 6 months or so. I've gone a year before they were dead enough to care.

Jason Mendelson 02-04-2009 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Faulkner (Post 10773)
I get dramatically more life out of mine.. I change strings about once every 6 months or so. I've gone a year before they were dead enough to care.

crazy!

more power to ya then!

save $

Tim Bishop 06-03-2009 07:46 AM

Weight?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason Mendelson (Post 10752)
Guess the weight?

(most of the strings are smiths... there are a few sets that were on a jazz and p-bass)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...6/P1050182.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...6/P1050183.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...6/P1050185.jpg

Weight? hmmm, say, 10lbs?

Tim Bishop 06-11-2009 09:42 PM

So how much?
 
Jason, are you going to let us in on the weight? :)

Jason Mendelson 06-11-2009 10:04 PM

Ill be in miami the end of the month where they rest... Ill weigh them then... but I think its over 10 lbs...

Tim Bishop 06-22-2009 02:57 PM

And....
 
Drum roll..............as we await the answer.

Jason Mendelson 06-22-2009 08:44 PM

got into miami this morning... took a nap...

only have a bathroom scale, but its 5lbs on that scale...

Tim Bishop 06-22-2009 08:48 PM

What!?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason Mendelson (Post 13952)
got into miami this morning... took a nap...

only have a bathroom scale, but its 5lbs on that scale...

5lbs? Wow, that sounds too light. Does that bathroom scale belong to a female? :):D

Jason Mendelson 06-22-2009 08:50 PM

bhaha... yeah... its pretty old too...

i have to go to the post office tomorrow to mail something so ill try to bring it with me

Tim Bishop 06-22-2009 09:44 PM

PO Scales...
 
Good ole PO scales. Those should get it right.

Tim Bishop 06-24-2009 07:06 PM

And....
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason Mendelson (Post 13954)
bhaha... yeah... its pretty old too...

i have to go to the post office tomorrow to mail something so ill try to bring it with me

And the PO scale says?

Jason Mendelson 07-01-2009 02:59 AM

Sorry I suck... I didnt bring it with me... Today is my last day here in Miami... I was here helping my mom out, (had some surgery, recovery stuff goin on)...

Tim Bishop 07-01-2009 08:07 AM

No biggie. Another time. :)


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