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.
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 9:20 am
by Fakir Mustache
but you can use fingernail cutters too...
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 12:59 pm
by Nick
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.
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 2:48 pm
by jcyphe
I love any excuse to use my Knipex pliers, cause they're awesome
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 2:52 pm
by George
i thought every scaler would have a pair of bullnose pliers for this?
smdh
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 4:05 pm
by NickS
Fakir Mustache wrote:but you can use ruin fingernail cutters too...
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 6:18 pm
by Fakir Mustache
haha, so I got you to try it?
you won't ruin it if you use it on the unwound strings tho...
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 6:20 pm
by George
Fakir Mustache wrote:you won't ruin it if you use it on the unwound strings tho...
good to know...
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 8:21 pm
by NickS
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.
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 5:43 pm
by stewart
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).
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:37 pm
by NickS
This looks about right - up to 2.5mm piano wire, £23 free delivery on offer at Amazon.
