where does it break?

[Stephen Airy]

My first bass string (a bichord) broke at the loop --
actually -- you know where the loop comes around then
the wire is twisted back on itself?  The string broke
at the end of that twist (the end closest to the
bridge).

Has anyone ever seen a bass string break at the strike
point?

--- Ron Nossaman <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> > Last week I was tuning a Haines Bros. uprt.  I've
> had bass wires break
> > before, but this time one broke at the loop
> instead of around the coil. ( I
> > was sure glad that action was between the wire and
> me.)  Just curious - how
> > often has this happened to you.  I can only recall
> one other time that I've
> > had this experience in 20+ years.
> >  
> > John R. Fortiner
> 
> 
> 
> John,
> Had it happen to me once in those 25+ years a couple
> of years ago. It was
> broken when I got there, so I missed the adrenalin
> part. I spliced on a new
> length of wire, made a loop. and it pulled up with
> the wrap just exactly where
> I wanted it. Surprised the heck out of me. No
> witnesses, naturally, so I
> couldn't even try to pretend to anyone that it
> wasn't wildly dumb luck.
> 
> Another day, another trip to the Twilight Zone.
> 
> Ron N


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