Doing this makes old strings sound bright again.
When String Snapping Goes Wrong
Sometimes if the string is too old they break when you try to snap them. Especially if you’ve done it once before
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Haha, guess this means I need new strings. I already knew that though, I haven’t changed them in like a year 
Ah, so it sounds like snapping them will break off some of the caked on dirt…yes?
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Yep!
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On the wound string, yes. @Flatpickin_Libby’s trick! A little trick I use all the time! - Guitar - Forum - Banjo Ben Clark
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Are you blaming ME?!?
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Never heard of string snapping.
Wonder if it works on mandolin🤔
Yeh that used to happen to me all the time when I used light gauge strings.
You can’t pluck that guitar without the strings breaking but you can shoot arrows with it just fine!
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No, not at all! Seriously, I just thought you’d find it funny since I learned it from you.
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I laughed. I could imagine you thinking about me when you started to snap them, all proud of yourself for knowing one of Jake’s tricks, haha…
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But Jake (and I 
) would also tell you not to let the strings get a year old on your guitar!
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Yeah, I took the trick from an apprentice of the master. But then it backfired.
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Yeahhhh… I’m pretty cheap. I stretch them out as long as I can
So you don’t even have spares? Have you fixed the string?
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Nope. I gotta get some.
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Put it on Subscribe & Save, set it for every quarter year, and you can change your strings once a month. I know it’s something that’s tough to budget for at first but then you realize it’s a necessity. It used to really feel tough for me to spend money on strings. Then I got to the point where I realized it’s an investment and a pretty crucial part of enjoying my guitar.
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Yeah, true. I do need to have some spares on hand, I saw that Russ Carson has like 30 sets in his case…
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