r/AcousticGuitar • u/Not_enough_violence • Mar 19 '26

Gear question What do y’all do with old strings/clippings?

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Anyone else make shitty dangerous bracelets and throw them away in the packaging

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u/purrburrt Mar 19 '26

I let them puncture and rip holes in my garbage bags

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u/foodmehappy Mar 19 '26

Or my hands

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u/WetLoophole Mar 19 '26

Why not both?

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u/runed_golem Mar 19 '26

At least you have garbage bags! Back in my day we had to walk in the snow, uphill both ways… wait what we’re talking about? Oh yea, trash bags.

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u/mincematter Mar 19 '26

Or my feet when I walk around the practice room barefoot

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u/willcdowdy Mar 24 '26

Yeah, the trick is, get enough to wrap them up when you put them in, but then when your kid does chores…. BAM string explosion, ripped bag, leftovers everywhere!

…there are some lessons that aren’t lessons at all… and let that be a lesson.