Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle guitar strings?

By: Jesse

Jesse — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:11:54 +0000

Some people wind two strings together then weld them and make twisted rings, I have one I bought off of a christian company and I haven’t seen anyone else with one, so it’d be unique.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:39:57 +0000

i love guitars so should you

By: Anon

Anon — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:33:05 +0000

I use them to make leftover homemde instruments lol.

By: lennyb

lennyb — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:40:35 +0000

wound steel strings lose the brightness from the sound when they get dirty.
boiling those strings in water will extend its life by another few months.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:51:15 +0000

the website is: http://www.secondstringsproject.org

By: Liltreetop

Liltreetop — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:30:11 +0000

I think you could use them to make mobile hangings like mobile art. they also could be covered with material fuzzy, cloth, etc to add to the look. ART.

By: mark

mark — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:32:47 +0000

Cut cheese?

By: molliewobbles

molliewobbles — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:49:37 +0000

The bracelet idea is great!!!
Also, the wire bends in such a way that with a pompom or something covering the end, my cats go wild with it!
Even if you don’t have cats, if you know a freind with ‘em, I’m sure they’d be greatful for such a cheap, easy toy!

By: Franco

Franco — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:00:59 +0000

You can make simple sculptures out of them, add clay, and start your fruitful career in animatronics.

Worked for me.

By: wayne

wayne — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:51:10 +0000

there is a group that sends strings to south america to struggeling musicians to re use…. strings 4 ???? something like that but they are out there.

By: Kiira

Kiira — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:05:42 +0000

I use my snapped guitar strings to make bangle-type bracelets.

http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/guitar_string_bangles

By: mercutiom

mercutiom — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:47:50 +0000

I’ve used them to hang plants, picture frames, lights, etc. The thin strings are great because they’re hard to see and give hanging items a look of floating. The thicker, coiled strings are good for heavier things, but they work best if they’re straightened out.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:15:06 +0000

I wonder if you could twist several together to make the wire to hang pictures? I do know you should be careful to store them neatly and not leave them laying around. I vacuumed one up once and had to take the vacuum in to be repaired–the strings are sharp and it cut the belt.
Mary

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:42:28 +0000

You could make flowers:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=361039

I guess they could be used for anything where you might use a bit of bare wire, e.g. as ties, but the ends tend to be sharp.

I have a couple of guitars, but I don’t play very much and so don’t change strings that often.