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Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 13:16:59 +0000
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To: Con <goochc.cg@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Fender Squire, high e string snapped
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Hi,

there are various reasons strings break.
We do sell single strings but if you preferer maybe put a new set on.
If you'd like someone to set it up for you I would recommend John 
Williams of NoiseWorks in Coventry.

Kind regrads.
Tim.

On 2025-02-15 11:59, Con wrote:
> I took my strings off my guitar to clean my fretboard, and I restring
> my guitar.. made sure to stretch my strings after and ... made sure
> the action was okay and made sure rhe internation was fine... the
> notes matched up.
> 
> Sometimes when I have gone to play the G, B and e particularly has
> gone out of tune and I presumed this may have been because overnight
> it has been really cold and the strings have contracted a bit so I
> always retuned it... but my e string has just snapped
> 
> And I wondered if its cheaper to get a new string and try again, or to
> ask it be done professionally
> 
> I didn't adjust the bridge at all, maybe I should have a little, but I
> didn't think I needed to.
> 
> When I restrung originally I noticed there was a lot of string "spare"
> near the machine heads and admittedly I did cut some off... so maybe
> before it snapped,  it had gone out of tune... and re tuning it
> again... there wasn't enough string to "give"
> 
> I belive I bought this guitar from you years ago so I don't know if
> you'd have the specific strings
> 
> But I shouldn't think it matters as all the make od strings
> 
> I look forward to your response