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Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 14:07:10 +0000
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To: Con <goochc.cg@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Fender Squire, high e string snapped
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On 2025-02-15 13:35, Con wrote:
> Ok, thanks for the reply. Where is that? I've never heard of it
> 
> On Sat, 15 Feb 2025, 13:17 , <hello@expressmusic.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>> 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