So they can break on the own a chord. Dewey -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Karen Tellefsen Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 6:40 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] Guitar string shorting jumper I don't know what steel guitar strings are made of, but the bends may indeed be subject to stress corrosion cracking, Karen Tellefsen - Electrical Testing [log in to unmask] 908-791-3069 Pete wrote guitar strings will corrode in relatively short time, and don't handle the stress of sharp bends well - that's where the corrosion will break them. Not to mention with all those bends it will be near impossible to keep your connector tuned to an E. --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------