John Lennon's 1964 Rickenbacker 325

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John Lennon's 1964 Rickenbacker 325

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Is in Cleveland. Maybe old news(Febuary 2014) but I never saw this vid before

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Ugh those string windings
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John was the man. And still is.
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Nick wrote:Ugh those string windings
Saves money on cutters. I've had a couple of Bahco cutters I used for electronics ruined by my son and a decent (Lindstrom) pair totally vanished not long after he started playing guitar.
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but you can use fingernail cutters too...
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I usually just bend the ends back and forth until they break. If a string is too thin for that I'll use cutters, or pliers to hold it firmly while twisting until it breaks.
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I love any excuse to use my Knipex pliers, cause they're awesome
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i thought every scaler would have a pair of bullnose pliers for this?

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Fakir Mustache wrote:but you can use ruin fingernail cutters too...
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haha, so I got you to try it?

you won't ruin it if you use it on the unwound strings tho...
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Fakir Mustache wrote:you won't ruin it if you use it on the unwound strings tho...
good to know...
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Fakir Mustache wrote:haha, so I got you to try it?

you won't ruin it if you use it on the unwound strings tho...
No, my son did years ago... and we must buy cheaper nail clippers or tougher strngs than you.
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jcyphe wrote:I love any excuse to use my Knipex pliers, cause they're awesome
my dad uses knipex pliers for work, i prefer CK redline, they're amazin' (pricey though).

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This looks about right - up to 2.5mm piano wire, £23 free delivery on offer at Amazon.
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