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10-21-2007, 04:52 PM
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Actually I was hoping any of you guys had any idea on what to do with broken strings. Now don't get my wrong I've given used (and some new) string to less fortunate bassist but I just think it's a waste throwing away broken strings as much as they cost. So I was just curious if anyone had any idea on what to do/make with them 
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10-21-2007, 06:02 PM
| | | You can give electricity to it and grill some beef Its a joke , interesting question , may be you can construct a half scale bass and use broken strings there . There are excellent videos about diy instruments at utube. |
10-21-2007, 07:04 PM
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A friend (Amy of the band Clatter) shipped the first pressing of their debut CD with bracelets made from bass strings.
I used to collect the ball ends and threaded them up. I made a necklace.
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10-21-2007, 07:23 PM
| | | | knuckle head , i learned something from your link , detuning , tuning the instrument low as possible.
you can use your half size strings to construct a bass half the size with thick strings for detuning . |
10-21-2007, 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by knuckle_head  Jewelry
A friend (Amy of the band Clatter) shipped the first pressing of their debut CD with bracelets made from bass strings.
I used to collect the ball ends and threaded them up. I made a necklace. | Wow that's a great idea! Any idea on how to make a bracelet out of em'? |
10-21-2007, 11:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Singapore | | | i made bracelets as well, necklaces can get iffy cos of the sweat reaction.
I cut off the ball end as well as the curly stuff made by the tuner. I then make a loop around the wrist, then i twist the extra stuff around the original loop until i run out of string. I repeat with all the strings in that set. Since i change the whole set when one string breaks, and my strings usually break at the bridge, i have a lot of material to work with.
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10-22-2007, 12:23 AM
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10-22-2007, 12:45 AM
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11-02-2007, 09:04 PM
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11-04-2007, 04:18 PM
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It weights almost 5 lbs...    |
11-04-2007, 04:33 PM
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11-04-2007, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by SLaPiNFuNK I put this together in junior / senior year of highschool....
It weights almost 5 lbs... |
now THAT is art  |
11-04-2007, 06:26 PM
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I have no idea how many strings are in it... its a 2 liter bottle to give you an idea of size... |
11-04-2007, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by SLaPiNFuNK Thanks
I have no idea how many strings are in it... its a 2 liter bottle to give you an idea of size... | lol, so i'm going to assume it's a pepsi bottle?
but that's....wow, so many bass strings.
that's the perfect table piece.
I seriously want one of those now. |
11-04-2007, 08:30 PM
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i should put it on ebay... haha |
11-04-2007, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by SLaPiNFuNK I cant even think of how many there are...
i should put it on ebay... haha | if you did, I think it might actually get sold...not for much, but hey, it's just sitting around?
But that thing is priceless...or at least, the cost of all the strings in there...however many there are in there. |
11-04-2007, 09:09 PM
| | This space for rent | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Jacksonville, NC | | | I save the ball ends...have for years now. No idea what I'm going to do with them though. |
11-04-2007, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by erochelle77 I save the ball ends...have for years now. No idea what I'm going to do with them though. | as spacers, to increase scale length. hahha, just kidding. |
11-04-2007, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by erochelle77 I save the ball ends...have for years now. No idea what I'm going to do with them though. |
I once made a bracelet out of them before! They were from guitar strings though!
I dont think I could ever get myself to sell them...
They are sitting in my parents house....
along with my rubber band ball...
(over time rubber bands get brittle  )  |
11-05-2007, 05:39 AM
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