so i heard someone say this in jest about a good way to kill a set of flatwounds. i wonder though... has anyone tried it?... if it worked and got rid of that ugly break in time it might be revolutionary
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Deep Frying Strings?
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Try 4 hours at 350 degrees, basting at intervals. I use a bit of brown sugar and some olive oil. Serve immediately. Goes great with Chardonnay.
Deep fried strings and chardonnay? Come now, that's gotta be more of a red wine type of meal. Perhaps a cab?
actually no passive agression here. I know it's goofy sounding but i really wonder i it's ever been tried and what the results are.
If the sound is no good one could always just have chicken fenders for dinner
If the sound is no good one could always just have chicken fenders for dinner
It would work if you were in a contest called "make the deadest strings on earth"
Here's my impression of you playing a note:
"CLICK"
Here's my impression of you playing a note:
"CLICK"
Similar to this... I heard that freezing strings would return some of their "brightness".
So I took some tired Rotosound roundwounds to work and soaked them liquid nitrogen for about 20 minutes. I let them come to room temp naturally. I installed them... and they sounded the same.
I have a set I am going to change out soon... I may try cleaning them with acid. We have some hydrochloric acid that may do the trick.
NOTE: Don't try this at home. Please. I don't want anyone to get burned. I use safety equipment and fume hoods. The fumes from many acids can kill you quickly and painfully.
If you do decide to deep fry your strings... please video it. And be careful.
So I took some tired Rotosound roundwounds to work and soaked them liquid nitrogen for about 20 minutes. I let them come to room temp naturally. I installed them... and they sounded the same.
I have a set I am going to change out soon... I may try cleaning them with acid. We have some hydrochloric acid that may do the trick.
NOTE: Don't try this at home. Please. I don't want anyone to get burned. I use safety equipment and fume hoods. The fumes from many acids can kill you quickly and painfully.
If you do decide to deep fry your strings... please video it. And be careful.
Acidity is what kills strings in the first place, so I don't understand how it could be used to revive them. (Well, it's one of the culprits since it erodes the strings.) Plus, bases are the substances that clean.
Unless this is veiled sarcasm that my deep fried brain is just not getting.
Unless this is veiled sarcasm that my deep fried brain is just not getting.
Cost of a barrel of Hydrochloric Acid: $100 (?)
Cost of deep fryer: $60
Cost of new Rotosound Strings: $20
Cost of deep fryer: $60
Cost of new Rotosound Strings: $20
Jim Carr
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You may be right about the acidity... but I always thought that the dead sound comes from skins oils and normal oxidation. I was told at one point that keeping your instruments in a dry environment keeps the strings brighter because the damp air makes the strings oxidize more quickly. Of course keeping an instrument dry is a good idea for other reasons ... I thought that skin oils would get into the nooks and crannys and rob them of brighness...
Futher... my boss plays guitar and I am sure he doesn't mind kicking in a few dollars in HCL for little experiment. He was the one who suggested the liquid nitrogen!
We have an oven that bakes stuff at 900 Degrees Fahrenheit (approx 480 degrees Celsius for my European friends)...
+1 on the oils being what breaks down the strings... hence why i'm thinking that boiling them in it would kill new strings and get rid of that unpleasant break-in period
