Re: Shout out to D’Addario
Fortunately I've never had any issues of this nature, nor any other, with D'Addario strings during the fifty years I've been using them. It's heartening to learn they are that proactive on customer satisfaction and standing behind their products.
As to winding strings on the posts ... My method is probably unique though similar to others'. What I do is put the string through the hole in the post, pull it all the way through, and then bring the string back about an inch and a half, or ~3cm, and begin winding at that point. The idea is to use just two turns of the post to anchor the string. Then I move the length of the string under the extended section, and wind merrily away. The reason for doing this is that thus the string will cross over itself somewhere in this winding. It's akin to putting a clove hitch in there. It makes a firm anchor every time. I've always shied away from using more windings, assuming that could create more opportunity for slippage. I realize that may be completely unfounded, but that's how I reasoned this from the start, when I didn't know anyone else who played mandolin (heck, even anyone who knew what one was), and had to figure everything out myself, and I've never felt a need to change. It ain't broke, so I don't fix it.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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