old_strings bijou they only get changed when someone like you comes along, baffled at the lovely little acoustic with the crappy old strings. once every year or so. isn't that enough? i dunno, i can't even play the thing. 040412 ... inconnue really old strings 040412 ... inconnue having been a habitual old-stringer all my musical days i think in some ways has probably actually helped me to become a better player, a stronger player being able to play mildly okay on something utterly warped out of tune is something i've become accustomed to, i've grown to like that offsoundingsound i'm talking fiddle here, bite the why old strings on my guitar as well really really really old strings but that's another issue getting new fiddle strings this week 040413 ... raze treble rolled off by oil and sweat the cumulative pressure of flesh and nail battering the sharp edges into a meal sweet enough to shake a heavy soul 211219 ... epitome of incomprehensibility My Celtic harp is like my brother's chaotic red hair. Except if he breaks a strand, it's not a big deal. Except the harp strings don't grow. But the similarity: neither is getting managed until the pandemic gets more manageable. Hairs crossed. 211220 what's it to you? who go blather from