Dunlop super bright stainless steel problem, E string unwinding

[Jezyorkshire]

E string on a new set unwinding at tuner end , see photos, this has happened with the replacement sent by Dunlop as well, not has a problem with other brands, I also checked for  free movement in the nut slot when fitting the replacement, the photos are taken just after the point that their was a cracking sound when tuning up

[PaulThePlug]

That thick part of the string shouldn't make it round the peg... ideally.

 

Check string length on packaging, not especially for thru body or you got a 32" scale length?

 

Adagio Flats go a little round the peg on my TBird.

And on my HB P Modder

[Jezyorkshire]

3 hours ago, PaulThePlug said:

That thick part of the string shouldn't make it round the peg... ideally.

 

Check string length on packaging, not especially for thru body or you got a 32" scale length?

 

Adagio Flats go a little round the peg on my TBird.

And on my HB P Modder

Checked scale length and it is correct, long scale standard

[fretmeister]

I’ve never had that.

 

Are you putting a hard 90 degree kink in the string for the bit that goes into the tuner central hole?

They Dunlops are hex core, but the core is really small so they need to be treated like a round core.

 

Scale length shouldn’t matter - I use them on short scales too where loads of the fat bit goes round the post.

[Jezyorkshire]

On 23/03/2025 at 08:17, fretmeister said:

I’ve never had that.

 

Are you putting a hard 90 degree kink in the string for the bit that goes into the tuner central hole?

They Dunlops are hex core, but the core is really small so they need to be treated like a round core.

 

Scale length shouldn’t matter - I use them on short scales too where loads of the fat bit goes round the post.

I have fitted them the same way I always do, yes there is a kink but I’ve never had this happen in over 40 years? Both times it has happened in the last week it was preceded by a very loud crack

[fretmeister]

How very odd!

 

The crack is probably the core snapping. I wonder if Dunlop have a bad batch?

 

I have a set of nearly new ones (maybe a week of use) that I took off a precision when I realised I really wanted flats on it.

They are 45-105.

£12 posted if you want them?

[Jezyorkshire]

58 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

How very odd!

 

The crack is probably the core snapping. I wonder if Dunlop have a bad batch?

 

I have a set of nearly new ones (maybe a week of use) that I took off a precision when I realised I really wanted flats on it.

They are 45-105.

£12 posted if you want them?

Thanks for the offer mate, let me know how to pay you?

I did find some old posts regarding the on a google search that was the same experience but it was a while ago that it happened, same strings

[fretmeister]

2 hours ago, Jezyorkshire said:

Thanks for the offer mate, let me know how to pay you?

I did find some old posts regarding the on a google search that was the same experience but it was a while ago that it happened, same strings

 

I'll sort that out when I get home from work.