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12-09-2009, 10:17 AM
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Hi all, I had a question:
If I were to bake my strings in the oven after boiling them, what should I put them on? A regular baking sheet? Nothing?
And by the way, if no one has ever seen me around here, I'm Nik, a.k.a. yTimk. Thanks in advance for your help.
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12-09-2009, 10:20 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nashville | | | why bake after boiling? Heat from boiling in some cases 'can' damage strings... heating 'could' cause even further problems due to over-heating.
IMHO
Some people swear by it... some have had problems... personally I feel that often some people create their own problems. |
12-09-2009, 10:21 AM
| | | I did a search for boil strings and found this. Boiled my Strings
Lowest heat for 20 mins. I think you should put them on a baking sheet. |
12-09-2009, 10:21 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: St. Louis, Missouri | | | I've never heard of baking strings. I boiled my strings for years while in college and just out of college to save on money. Just boil them and wipe them thoroughly to dry them and then play away.
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12-09-2009, 10:26 AM
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12-09-2009, 10:43 AM
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12-09-2009, 10:45 AM
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You guys are weird.
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12-09-2009, 10:51 AM
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12-09-2009, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Poor Tom  boiling strings? Baking strings?
You guys are weird. | Actually, boiling strings does help to renew the brightness and gets you more mileage out of a set. I myself have never baked them...
Growing up in Canada and before the internet boom, i had to buy strings locally and my Rotosound 66's were $40. That was (and still is) a lot of money for me to shell out on strings.
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12-09-2009, 12:05 PM
| | | | I don't get the point of the baking. Are you trying to dry the strings and wiping them down / hanging them up wasn't working fast enough? I guess if you wanted fast drying you could give them final wipedown with a higher vapor pressure solvent like ethanol. (but I think a towel is probably good enough.) |
12-09-2009, 12:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Madison, WI | | | To echo what a few have said, water and steel just don't jive. Sure, our strings are coated with some chromium and help resist corrosion, but high heat, expansion, and water will get to them eventually IMO. I also know from basic chemistry that high heat is going to harden your strings, making them less ductile, someone might need to reinforce that claim for me though.
I would almost prefer baking to help reduce the dead skin cells in the strings, but I swear by the denatured alcohol method. I'm someone who keeps his strings nearly forever. If you plan on boiling three times or so then getting new ones, then I would agree with boiling, baking, or any other torture.
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12-09-2009, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by stflbn 1 why bake after boiling 1. 2 Heat from boiling in some cases 'can' damage strings... heating 'could' cause even further problems due to over-heating 2.
IMHO
3 Some people swear by it... some have had problems... personally I feel that often some people create their own problems 3. | In order...
1, to dry them at a low heat,
2, whats the problem if its saving them from being thrown?
3, how bigger problem are you going to get - new strings "nooooo, curse you vengeful god". 
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12-09-2009, 04:30 PM
| | | | Gary Willis recommends boiling and baking the strings. Boiling them cleans out the gunk while baking them drives out the moisture before they can rust or whatever. |
12-09-2009, 04:36 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | Gunk makes strings sound good and funky. Pass the fried chicken.
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12-09-2009, 05:43 PM
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12-09-2009, 06:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: San Diego | | | soaking in denatured alcohol for an hour. They sound better than boiling in water to me. only $5 at Home Depot |
12-09-2009, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by lowregister To echo what a few have said, water and steel just don't jive. | This is exactly why alcohol isn't the best solution. What's the main ingredient in alcohol? Water.
Use odorless mineral spirits, a common paint thinner for artists. It works much better and is a longer lasting solution IME.
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12-09-2009, 06:51 PM
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EXAR pedals rep for North & Central America | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | | | How about frying? Seems like it would combine the heating action of baking with the chicken-grease treatment recommended by Jaco. Will sauteeing in a shallow pan be sufficient, or should I go ahead and fire up the deep-fryer kettle? |
12-09-2009, 06:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NJ via NYC | | | It's been my experience (years and years ago) that boiling strings did brighten the tone. However, The tone would die off again in a few weeks. One boiling was all I ever tried before replacing them. As for baking? I have never heard of that.
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12-09-2009, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Randall Isopropyl alcohol worked for me back in the day. Save and reuse after use. | I totaly agree! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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