Cleaning Pops' off plain gut

Alexi David · #1 10-10-2006, 04:59 PM

How do you guys do it? I'm talkin' like when it has accumulated over a period of time and has gunked up.

**Adrian Cho** · #2 10-10-2006, 05:35 PM

Yuck

Does Pops even work with plain gut? If you're going to use that stuff I would recommend that you clean your strings after every session of arco use. After prolonged use I'd try some rubbing alcohol. Good luck.

Alexi David · #3 10-10-2006, 05:57 PM

Pops appears to be quite popular with gut Jazz guys here in NYC.

I'm back to using it, I think. The medium Oak rosin is not panning out great.

Alexi David · #4 10-23-2006, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Cho

Yuck

Does Pops even work with plain gut? If you're going to use that stuff I would recommend that you clean your strings after every session of arco use. After prolonged use I'd try some rubbing alcohol. Good luck.

Doesn't the alcohol dry the string up?

**Adrian Cho** · #5 10-23-2006, 04:57 PM

I've never had that problem with the gut strings I've used - all of which have been varnished.

Nuno A. · #6 10-24-2006, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Alexi David

Doesn't the alcohol dry the string up?

The alcohol wil dry the strings indeed, so after cleaning them, you will need to oil them

. i often do this with no adverse efects so far.
good luck

Nuno