What do you do with your old strings?

[Cameronj279]

I know there have been places in the past to donate old strings but as far as I can find out, they no longer accept donations?

I've got a good few sets just lying around somewhere but have held off throwing them away for some reason.

So what do you do with them?

Edit : Apologies to the mods if this has already been covered in another thread. I couldn't find one when I had a search

Edited December 31, 2015 by Cameronj279

[Behlmene]

Toss them?

[Geek99]

Put them in the metal bin at your local tip ? It's what i do

[Doctor J]

Put them in with the recycling material

[Grangur]

I saved a load too, when I last read about donation to the less fortunate. It seems all the time since then nobody is in need of them anymore.

[Stance]

I only use old strings (unless they have rust spots) - otherwise, no new strings at all!

Edited December 31, 2015 by Stance

[chris_b]

The last old set are kept in the accessories bag. I have never broken a string but I still carry a spare set, just in case.

I've tried to recycle old strings but the council won't take them, so I throw them in the metal skip at the dump.

[tonyquipment]

Boil them

[EssentialTension]

I continue to play them.

[Hobbayne]

If they are still reasonably playable I give em away free to anyone who sends me a stamped addressed envelope. New strings are expensive, and many folk cant afford them if they are unemployed etc, they have better things to spend their money on.

[ahpook]

I put mine in the recycling, although I'm sure I read that they're very hard to recycle back to component materials.

I keep a spare set or so, and give any away if anyone asks.

[Twigman]

I've used mine in the garden to train plants against fences etc....

[EliasMooseblaster]

I got shot of a lot of mine through the Recycling forum:
http://basschat.co.uk/topic/265281-to-go-used-rotosound-swing-bass-nickels/

There's plenty of people on here who are happy to take a set of deadened rounds of you!

[mckendrick]

[quote name='Stance' timestamp='1451554401' post='2941402']
I only use old strings (unless they have rust spots) - otherwise, no new strings at all!
[/quote]
This ^

[ahpook]

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1451560019' post='2941490']
I got shot of a lot of mine through the Recycling forum:
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/265281-to-go-used-rotosound-swing-bass-nickels/"]http://basschat.co.u...g-bass-nickels/[/url]

There's plenty of people on here who are happy to take a set of deadened rounds of you!
[/quote]

Good to know - I'll do this from now on.

[Oopsdabassist]

erm..... waddya mean? they are still on the bass...haven't broken one in years!

[Cameronj279]

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1451560019' post='2941490']
I got shot of a lot of mine through the Recycling forum

There's plenty of people on here who are happy to take a set of deadened rounds of you!
[/quote]

I've decided to go down this route - link down below for those interested


http://basschat.co.uk/topic/276158-used-strings-6-sets/#entry2944545

[phil.c60]

Loop them into handy garottes for people who insist on giving me unwanted advice. You know who you are. I know where you live.