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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:
Vic :cool: |
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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?
