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String Change Problem; Help Please
jonpowl
Hercules, CA✭✭✭ Dupont MD-100, Altamira M01F
I decided to change the strings on my Cigano GJ-10, which I've done at least a dozen times without incident. I'm using Galli Loop end 10s and for some reason the loop on the E bass string won't fit over the ball on the stock Cigano tail piece. I've tried stretching the loop with needle nose pliers, lemon oil and I've spent over half an hour. It won't fit, but all of the others did. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. It's been a while since I purchased them, so I'm pretty sure the vendor probably won't help with a silver plated E string.
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Make a new loop by threading the string through the existing one.
Thanks, Buco. So far the new loop is holding. I'm not sure I really trust it, but I'll leave it on overnight to see how it does. Have you done this before? BTW, the loop fit on my Dupont.
What could possibly go wrong?
Famous last words, right? But really, I don't see anything happening. Maybe, as I'm imagining, the original loop now has a sharp fold or crease where the string is being threaded through and pulling it so it can be point where the string breaks but I'd only see that happening if it's straightened out and then folded again. I'm using the same trick to turn the ball end into the loop end because my tailpiece doesn't accept the ball end.
This is such a pro tip... Logging this one away in the event of a loop end that is too small
I swap strings about ~2 weeks and have had some similar problems on a rare occasion. @Buco is right - just loop it through, with the understanding it may snap if you don't keep on eye on it or swap it soonish (depends on how many hours you're putting on the strings).
So far, so good. The new loop closed a bit overnight and is pretty snug. No rattles, the Cigano actually has never sounded better. It is for sale if anybody needs a decent Cigano GJ-10 with a gypsy style case (single cutaway). I believe it is around 15 years old. $475, pick up in the SF Bay area only.