Linz Posted May 21, 2007 Posted May 21, 2007 (edited) Can anyone please tell me if there is anywhere that recycles Guitar strings? Hubby keeps all his old ones because he doesn't like to "just throw them away" in case they can be used for something else (the word "throttle" has crossed my mind on at least one occasion!) so he has a drawer full of them! I thought they were 'dead' once used and only fit for the nearest metal recycling bin - please let me know if I'm wrong, I need the space! Thank you Linz PS - this is a genuine request, I'm not just messing about... I know some strings are coated, I wondered if they can be re-coated and used again... Edited May 21, 2007 by Linz Quote
peted Posted May 21, 2007 Posted May 21, 2007 I just did a Google search and someone is making artwork out of them [url="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do;jsessionid=1BD72C95D341BB4C4C2B924FE544B62C?rid=10820"]http://www.mnartists.org/work.do;jsessioni...4B62C?rid=10820[/url] Quote
simon73 Posted May 21, 2007 Posted May 21, 2007 Linz is an artist (Well she paints pictures and things like that). We could make a fortune. Quote
Mrs Tinman Posted May 21, 2007 Posted May 21, 2007 Oooh, I'm thinking a nice piece of cardboard, some used guitar strings, some glue, some bits of dried pasta, some sparkly bits, in fact I may have just inspired myself to go and don my overalls and cobble something together myself Quote
paul, the Posted May 21, 2007 Posted May 21, 2007 (edited) Simon's done this all wrong. A shrewd hoarder would put the old strings in the packets that the new strings came out of and say: "I'm saving loads of money with these Buy One Get One Free sets!" Although a draw full of string packets would soon provoke suspicion. Still, a lot safer and space saving than loose strings! Edited May 22, 2007 by paul, the Quote
Linz Posted May 22, 2007 Author Posted May 22, 2007 Please don't give Simon ideas! I like the art one though. I have news for Si though, I dont make fortunes from my art or we'd both be living somewhere a darn sight posher than Ashford! Plus, I'm trying to work out how I can combine it with oils for a landscape - use it for fences and telegraph lines possiibly... To be honest, I really was wondering if the coated strings could be re-coated and get used again, shows what I know... Quote
Linz Posted May 22, 2007 Author Posted May 22, 2007 [quote name='peted' post='3837' date='May 21 2007, 06:56 PM']I just did a Google search and someone is making artwork out of them [url="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do;jsessionid=1BD72C95D341BB4C4C2B924FE544B62C?rid=10820"]http://www.mnartists.org/work.do;jsessioni...4B62C?rid=10820[/url][/quote] WOW! After I posted the last one, I actually looked at the link! Its not 'artwork' its jewellery, and its great! I see a fortune beckoning after all.... Quote
simon73 Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 Now look what shes started, My bass room may get turned in to her jewellery factory. Quote
R,5,R,5... Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 If I remember correctly, someone was sending old strings to musicians in Madagascar. I can't seem to find a link now. Quote
d-basser Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 If you arent wanting to profit, just to see them reused find you local games workshop or similar geeky hobby store, they make great pieces in model and scenery building for tabletop gaming. man this is my sad side coming out again Quote
Super_Mario_Bass Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 You could try sellin them on ebay to some nutter who likes the sounds of dead strings Quote
R,5,R,5... Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 [quote name='R,5,R,5...' post='4282' date='May 22 2007, 01:08 PM']If I remember correctly, someone was sending old strings to musicians in Madagascar. I can't seem to find a link now.[/quote] Here is the link. An email address is provided. Might be a nice brotherly gestures towards those who although less fortunate are trying to enjoy the pleasures of making music. [url="http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=746304"]http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=746304[/url] Quote
Veils Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 Make a suit of armour for when you go shopping in particularly dangerous places! Quote
Linz Posted May 23, 2007 Author Posted May 23, 2007 [quote name='R,5,R,5...' post='4406' date='May 22 2007, 03:16 PM']Here is the link. An email address is provided. Might be a nice brotherly gestures towards those who although less fortunate are trying to enjoy the pleasures of making music. [url="http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=746304"]http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=746304[/url][/quote] Thanks for this - I'll pass this on to Simon! Quote
Linz Posted May 23, 2007 Author Posted May 23, 2007 [quote name='presoulnation' post='4414' date='May 22 2007, 03:22 PM']Make a suit of armour for when you go shopping in particularly dangerous places![/quote] Oh the vision that came into my head when I read this one! Sadly we dont go to many dangerous places to shop - my last one was the jungle in Sri Lanka - met a cobra, dont think a suit of armour would have kept the fangs away! Mind you, me in a suit of armour - I could have scared them off! Nah, I'll stick to normal clothing and send the strings to Madagascar! Quote
s_u_y_* Posted May 23, 2007 Posted May 23, 2007 [quote name='R,5,R,5...' post='4406' date='May 22 2007, 03:16 PM']Here is the link. An email address is provided. Might be a nice brotherly gestures towards those who although less fortunate are trying to enjoy the pleasures of making music. [url="http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=746304"]http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=746304[/url][/quote] Wow... thanks for that. I've always end up with a huge pile of strings too. Maybe you should put this as a post in it's own right somewhere, that way everyone here knows. Quote
Linz Posted May 23, 2007 Author Posted May 23, 2007 [quote name='Spikyhedgehog' post='5026' date='May 23 2007, 12:04 PM']Why were you shopping in the jungle?! [/quote] We were on honeymoon, we went into the mountains for the night and the next morning they had closed the road down and we had to divert down another road which led throuogh little villages in the jungle, quite off the usual tourist routes. Our guide showed us some great little 'shops' (a table outside a villagers house) where we bought local wares (carved ornaments, jewellery). Made a great change from John Lewis Quote
Linz Posted May 31, 2007 Author Posted May 31, 2007 Thanks for remembering this topic Terri! So far I've used them in the garden for tying plants! The jewellery business is a tad slower! Quote
OldGit Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 [quote name='Linz' post='4176' date='May 22 2007, 08:40 AM']WOW! After I posted the last one, I actually looked at the link! Its not 'artwork' its jewellery, and its great! I see a fortune beckoning after all....[/quote] Yeah They are great .. I love the hammered stuff. Quote
OldGit Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 "Our guide showed us some great little 'shops' (a table outside a villagers house) where we bought local wares (carved ornaments, jewellery). " Yeah funny how often that happens .. and how often the guide knows the stall keeper . Quote
Linz Posted May 31, 2007 Author Posted May 31, 2007 [quote name='OldGit' post='10088' date='May 31 2007, 06:57 PM']"Our guide showed us some great little 'shops' (a table outside a villagers house) where we bought local wares (carved ornaments, jewellery). " Yeah funny how often that happens .. and how often the guide knows the stall keeper .[/quote] Fuuny you should say that - our guide must know half of Sri Lanka then! Quote
OldGit Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 [quote name='Linz' post='10139' date='May 31 2007, 08:10 PM']Fuuny you should say that - our guide must know half of Sri Lanka then! [/quote] Yup Just got back from China where, on a daily basis, we were hurried through the museums of the real relics so we could dawdle through the factories making, and selling, the replicas ... The guides are paid by the traders for foot fall and a percentage of the sales. It's the same wherever you go .. It's no co-incidence that your day trips out from your package holiday always seem to stop at a pottery on the way back ... Quote
wmsheep Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 (edited) [quote name='presoulnation' post='4414' date='May 22 2007, 02:22 PM']Make a suit of armour for when you go shopping in particularly dangerous places![/quote] Be easier to knit a suit of chain mail for those tough gigs!! Edited June 1, 2007 by wmsheep Quote
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