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My first broken string
Hi Everyone,
I just had my first experience with a spontaneous string break on my Dusty Strings FH34S. It was string 23- my nylon wrapped G string. I was in the room and boy did it startle me! Yikes!
Some general questions: Is it ok to continue to tune and play the harp until the new string arrives?
Any advice or helpful videos for the re-string process would be appreciated.
This will be my first time changing a string.
Thank you in advance! Cheers- Beth
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I watched many tutorials how to change a string and the one by Sylvia Woods was the one that finally helped me the most.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_rF-rND9C0
I now change a string without being nervous. I use string buttons though so I don’t have to make the knot because that really gave me a hard time.
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I love the buttons !
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Thank you so much Christina! I so appreciate the video link and I have the buttons already, just waiting on the string to arrive.
Beth
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you can tune and play the harp as normal, there is no problem for your harp; only for you, because of the missing string 😉
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Thanks for your help Markus. I like the way you worded your response it made me laugh… So nice be able to reach out with harp questions. Cheers-Beth
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Well I got the new string and put it on. 1) Is it normal for it to require a LOT of tuning due to the string stretching? 2) How many winds around the tuning pin is too many? Again thank you all for your help. Beth
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yes it is normal to tune a new string several times till it is stable (some days). The string should be wound around the peg 3 to 4 times. You can watch the video of this guy:
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Hey thanks again for your help Markus. 😃 the harp has just started the 4th wrap around the tuning pin, perhaps next time I need to pull it tighter before I start winding it. I haven’t trimmed it yet so I might “redo” it.
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