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12-14-2005, 06:21 PM
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me and my makeshift band are auditioning for a benefit concert on friday. so tomorrow we're gonna rehearse at school but i'm worried about my strings if my hands get dirty. our bathrooms rarely have good soap so i need something with which to clean my dirty paws before thumpin! i was thinkin about hand sanitizer but i heard the alchohol content is bad for strings... i need some help!
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12-16-2005, 01:38 AM
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Owner: Guitar Barre | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC | | | alcohol bad for strings?
who told you that?
I always clean my strings with alcohol. it evaporates really quickly and dissolves dirt and oil. if anything, it's good for your strings.
if you used the stuff like the directions said, no alcohol would touch the strings because it would evaporate as you are rubbing your hands together anyway. |
12-16-2005, 04:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Charles Shores alcohol bad for strings?
who told you that?
I always clean my strings with alcohol. it evaporates really quickly and dissolves dirt and oil. if anything, it's good for your strings.
if you used the stuff like the directions said, no alcohol would touch the strings because it would evaporate as you are rubbing your hands together anyway. | Yeah, your right, the reason the "alcohol" in the hand sanitizer would be bad is because it isnt pure alcohol, it still has a high water content, and, water on strings isnt a good idea |
12-16-2005, 04:43 AM
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12-16-2005, 04:50 AM
| | | | Use the hand sanitizer and a towel to dry your fingers afterwards.
Just for the record, alcohol is good for your strings, water isn't.
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12-17-2005, 10:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: San Francisco, California | | | i carry a bottle of hand sanitizer in my case at all times, but have only used it once. I didnt like how it made my hands feel...sanitized, but not clean...kinda sticky...soap and water is best, if not then warm water is the next best thing IMO. |
12-20-2005, 08:06 AM
| | | | this is easy
Ok you said you have a bathroom with running water right.
Well bring a bottle of soap and a towel with ya? Then you can wash your hands like a normal person would. You can use any brand you want, I perfer Irish spring in the morning and zest at night  |
12-20-2005, 10:51 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: St. Louis, MO, USA | | haha, i use liquid softsoap.
i think the watermelon kind is the best 
ive brought soap and towels to gigs before, clean hands are a must! This one time my guitarist and i even brought a couple extra bottles of water just in case too! |
12-20-2005, 11:31 AM
|  | Knowledge is Good - Emile Faber | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA | | | Carry baby wipes with you. They are cheap and plentiful.
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12-20-2005, 01:40 PM
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