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Advice and links for using Nylgut and other plastic/ polymer strings of all brands, including fishing line.

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Strings for Celebrated Benary

From bungeedog on 8/4/2014 9:54:18 PM

Hi, managed to find a copy of Briggs Banjo instructor and before I could finish tuning it as directed a string broke on The Celebrated Benary...and I'm not very experienced with this.   Now I am wondering if I have the right strings on it in the first place.  Fretted, leather head, custom bridge to reduce the buzz from wear on the second fret.  Nut has been filled to raise the action a little - but this thing is old...goes with the territory.  A friend put these on, all were white, low string is wound. Neck is 16.25 from inside of nut to head.  It's little.  

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Bufo Bill says:
8/9/2014 1:32:46 PM

Hi, some brands of polymer strings are very susceptible to breaking if any part of the string touches on a sharp edge, or gets pinched by an ill fitting nut or bridge slot. You need to find out where the string broke and check that whole area for rough edges. Smooth any rough spots out and get back to us if another one pops in the same place. You may also be interested in the Minstrel banjo group if you are not already a member, maybe they could help if you are uncertain about the tunings. Finally, sorry for the delay in posting my reply.


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