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Location: cincinnati, ohio | Dumb question I've been meaning to ask for a couple of years -- exactly what ARE string tubes and how would they benefit my "O's?" And where can they be gotten and for how much? I'm full of questions today, aren't I?
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Try here:
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Location: closely held secret | Jeff, you must have entered the URL wrong. The link doesn't seem to work...  |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Aha, same supplier as neutral-twist trussrod wrenches. |
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Location: CT | I made a comment once about the ever elusive string tubes, and got a virtual spanking. :( |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I think its at
www.ovationgallery.com/accessories/stringtubes/html
Either that or check with Urban Legends... |
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Location: cincinnati, ohio | Forget it -- I'll pull the topic. |
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Location: CT | ...Uh... No, you won't.... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Sorry Rick.
String Tubes and Reflective Bowl Paint are the "Snipe Hunts" of the OFC.
It's hard to give a straight answer in the first page of posts. They arose during a dark time in Standingovations life. He finally defeated his arch-rival Hal but it was a long battle. |
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Location: cincinnati, ohio | I take it Standingovation did NOT succumb to the Dark Side of the Force? |
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Location: south east Michigan | You'll find them on the same shelf along with the emery sparks and prop wash. |
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Location: CT | In the film biz it's the sprocket holes. |
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Location: NJ | . . . and I'll have you know that I've spent MANY a pleasant afternoon out on the Snipe Bog . . . |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Hey Rick,I am shure someone will come up with a smart remark,however,the only Tubes for Strings that I know of ,are the ones being used for Strings that are sold "Straight" instead of "wound" ,possible to obtain from C F Martin ,being a seasoned myoohsishen ,you probably know the advantage,( wound strings are wobly/wavy,will take time to become straight/settle in)so the Straight ones will "settle in " right away :)
I assume that U did not talk about tennis racket stringing,now that`s a whole different ball game ;)
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Hey Rick,I am shure someone will come up with a smart remark,however,the only Tubes for Strings that I know of ,are the ones being used for Strings that are sold "Straight" instead of "wound" ,possible to obtain from C F Martin ,being a seasoned myoohsishen ,you probably know the advantage,( wound strings are wobly/wavy,will take time to become straight/settle in)so the Straight ones will "settle in " right away :)
I assume that U did not talk about tennis racket stringing,now that`s a whole different ball game ;)
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Hey Rick,I am shure someone will come up with a smart remark,however,the only Tubes for Strings that I know of ,are the ones being used for Strings that are sold "Straight" instead of "wound" ,possible to obtain from C F Martin ,being a seasoned myoohsishen ,you probably know the advantage .
I assume that U did not talk about tennis racket stringing,now that`s a whole different ball game ;)
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | I do n`t know what happened :confused:
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Location: NJ | Ignorance is Bliss.
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by rick endres:
I take it Standingovation did NOT succumb to the Dark Side of the Force? StandingOvation is the Dark Side of the Force... Hal never had a chance. |
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Location: cincinnati, ohio | Like Valvoline Instant Oil offering to top off your headlight fluid? |
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Location: cincinnati, ohio | Originally quoted by The Wabbit formerly known as Waskel:
Standingovation IS the Dark Side of the Force!
H-a-l! I am your FATHER! :eek: |
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Location: Upper Left USA | string tube, stree'-ng too'-b, noun, (OFC)Polish origin.
1. A tubular device used to protect a wound instrument string from becoming impregnated with wood or debris as it passes through the superior designed non-pinned bridge, such as those utilized by Ovation(R) instruments.
2. An unnecessary tool. The reference is usually followed by the remark "Made you look".
I think that Jerome has the patent in his reference section at www.ovationtribute.com |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Brail Speakers. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by cwk2:
Braille Speakers. When they start putting Braille on the controls in the cockpits of airlines I will take the train. :D |
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| Whatever they are, there seems to be a patent for them.
String Tubes Patent |
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Location: big island | Sailboat fuel. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | So it's a boat thing like Relative Bearing Grease or Chow Line ? |
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Location: NJ | . . . and the FlashWater. |
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Location: Orange County, California | Originally posted by Lanaki:
Sailboat fuel. No, there is such a thing as sailboat fuel.
Beer (regular), Vodka (high-test), Tequila (top-fuel), or Jägermeister (diesel)
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Can you say, "Stranded on a sandbar till the next full Moon" ? |
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Location: big island | no, but i can sing it...
next video. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Originally posted by cliff:
. . . and I'll have you know that I've spent MANY a pleasant afternoon out on the Snipe Bog . . . I bet you didn't get any. Everyone knows that you hunt them at night.
When we moved from the big city to a small town when I was a kid, one of my new friends from the farm sent me into a parts store to ask for spark plugs for their deisel tractor.
Then there was the 10 pack of Molson I ordered in Alberta because a friend told me that was how they came in countries with the metric system. Dave is just like those friends. |
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Location: NJ | who said I was hunting them?? |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | Underwear for the Deaf |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | So Maître,are them dieselplugs costlier than gasplugs,and did U get the tampax ? :confused:
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by willard:
Underwear for the Deaf O.K. . . .
There are VERY few jokes and/or references that i don't "GET" here on the OFC...
but, this one has me baffled. Esplain, please. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I don't get it either, but I don't understand many of these highly intellectual discussions. I don't get Vic's reference to tampax, either, but I don't want to. |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | A long running column in National Lampoon written by Michael O'Donoghue |
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Location: big island | those are underwear that vibrate upon the release of gas pressure so that the deaf person knows he just farted. |
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Location: big island | really works if the person has a cold and his olfactory is not working. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | S'pose I coulda 'Googled it'... where's the fun in that.
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Location: Alberta, Canada | Originally posted by Mr. Ovation:
So it's a boat thing like Relative Bearing Grease or Chow Line ? Chow lines are found at dog shows! |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
Originally posted by cliff:
. . . and I'll have you know that I've spent MANY a pleasant afternoon out on the Snipe Bog . . . I bet you didn't get any. Everyone knows that you hunt them at night.
When we moved from the big city to a small town when I was a kid, one of my new friends from the farm sent me into a parts store to ask for spark plugs for their deisel tractor.
Then there was the 10 pack of Molson I ordered in Alberta because a friend told me that was how they came in countries with the metric system. Dave is just like those friends. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Adjustable wrenches, Metric, Standard, or British Standard?
[also, the left-handed variety] |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Colt, you had to be at the NW OFC Gathering to hear the whole story. There are probably a couple cowboys up by Pincher Creek that are still laughing about that dumbass from Idaho. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | I know of Metric and British ,but what are Standard Wenches :confused: Anyhow,I did not mean to upset Mrs.Maître Sir,but this is/was a topic about String&Tubes,and are n`t U used to conversations by Flatfooted people :eek: "this is the man you`re lookin`for sah,you naim it,he`s dun it " ;)
Are we back on Tropic yet :rolleyes:
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | SAE!! What us Americans use. Y'know, with a 9/16 you can fix a Chevy and a Harley!
[and yes, this topic is kinda drifting] |
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Location: NW NJ | You mean the String Tubes that Dave sold me don't work? Now that you mention it, I really didn't notice much of an improvement in sound with them installed, but I thought that it must have just been my untrained ear. Now the sound reflective bowl paint is completely different story ... |
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Location: big island | robbie,
perhaps string tubes and the emperor's new clothes have something in common. |
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Location: Orange County, California | Let's see:
1) they're so clear only an idiot can't "see" them.
2) you're not supposed to leave them on.
Yup, they got some things in common. :D :p :D :p |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | SRV used string tubes but you didn't hear it from me. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | So that`s the naked truth then.. ;) Daring !! especially in this weather ,Mass of Snow...even rescue teams gave up coming out .. :rolleyes:
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Location: Hicksville, NY | It's a good thing that this question's been asked. I'd been hearing about it for a very long time, and have read almost every joke written about it, but I never had the b***s to ask it. Based on what I read on this thread, so far, there really is no definite answer. I think I'm better off keeping it that way. :D |
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Location: big island | gil,
you can relate to string tubes then.
they are "...invisible and incognito..." too. |
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Location: big island | Could these be the elusive string tubes?
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Yes string tubes exist and here they are!
And excerpt from a page talking about SRV's gear:
Finally, he slides a 5/8"-long piece of plastic tubing (insulation from electrical wire) over each string to protect it from the metal "break points." He uses the heaviest piece of tubing he can get that still fits down the tremolo/block hole. Even with this, the high strings still cut through the plastic quickly (sometimes in one set), and when they do, the strings break ...
SRV page that talks about string tubes |
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| I read the artice. The next innovation...'Teflon string tubes' :) |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ...here's a peek at mine:
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Location: big island | tim,
those are flotation devices. my daughters use them in the swimming pool. |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ...well that would explain why I have trouble keeping the Balladeer in tune.... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I wish I had ordered a set of XL string tubes because I could have used them when I was restringing the mandocello today. Those .074 strings really hog out the wood. It took about another 15 minutes with the string brush to get the sawdust out. |
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Location: big island | yes tim, but OTOH, you would not have to fear losing your balladeer to a flood.
in fact, since the WRB probably does not float, (per crimsonlake) perhaps we could use these devices on it. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Actually - I think part of the packing that the WRB came in was actually a used string tube (i.e. flotation device). That does explain alot! |
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WHAT ARE STRING TUBES?