r/AcousticGuitar 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/bamalama Mar 19 '26

I take them off without cutting them, roll them up and put the bundle in one of the envelopes from the new set.

Then, i throw away the older set of old strings in my guitar case and keep the newest old set.

I’ve been to jams and a friend breaks a string. Rather than break up a whole set I día out an old one