String Breakage - muting new strings

[Newton Hunt]

Hey Ron and Kent,

Why don't you put a label on the mutes like the ones on mattresses.+AKA- "It is
against the law to remove this mute".

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Ron Nossaman wrote:

> >It is a mystery to me why people think it is appropriate to remove these
> >mutes, but removal is the norm. I have taken to putting in two mutes (I
> >use action cloth), one on the tuning pin end of the speaking length to be
> >visible and available for removal, and another stealth mute at the bridge
> >end of the speaking length. Two mutes can provide very good damping, but
> >if one happens to get taken out, there is still at least _some_ damping.
> >
> >Kent Swafford