Confessions of a packrat... - FRETS.NET2024-03-28T11:34:38Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/confessions-of-a-packrat?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A179044&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWhat I really like about pack…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-07-11:2177249:Comment:1795962018-07-11T00:00:52.244ZPatrick Corriganhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/PatrickCorrigan
<p>What I really like about packrats is the creative uses for (or, if you will, justifications for keeping) the stuff we save that others would toss!</p>
<p>What I really like about packrats is the creative uses for (or, if you will, justifications for keeping) the stuff we save that others would toss!</p> String clippings are perfect…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-07-10:2177249:Comment:1795902018-07-10T20:45:43.420ZLARRY KLOSEhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/LARRYKLOSE
<p>String clippings are perfect for clearing out solidified milk from the steam outlet on my espresso machine (I use it for Cappucino, imagine that!). They are also good for cleaning a shower head when mineral deposits restrict the water flow. I always keep a few around in different sizes.</p>
<p>String clippings are perfect for clearing out solidified milk from the steam outlet on my espresso machine (I use it for Cappucino, imagine that!). They are also good for cleaning a shower head when mineral deposits restrict the water flow. I always keep a few around in different sizes.</p> For a long time, I was saving…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-07-10:2177249:Comment:1794822018-07-10T09:18:28.276ZKeith Somervillehttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/KeithRailton
<p>For a long time, I was saving ball-ends: not really sure why as I've very rarely found a use for them. But they are there! I hate chucking stuff, in general. I've a drawer full of old electric guitar pots. I will never ever use them. Scraps of old binding, weird bits of fretwire, old broken nuts. It's great when you eventually use one. The other day an old Teisco needed a weird saddle: and I had one in my little drawer full of weird odd saddles!</p>
<p>For a long time, I was saving ball-ends: not really sure why as I've very rarely found a use for them. But they are there! I hate chucking stuff, in general. I've a drawer full of old electric guitar pots. I will never ever use them. Scraps of old binding, weird bits of fretwire, old broken nuts. It's great when you eventually use one. The other day an old Teisco needed a weird saddle: and I had one in my little drawer full of weird odd saddles!</p> I save mine in a 15 gallon ba…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-07-09:2177249:Comment:1792822018-07-09T00:55:42.080ZRon Frazierhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RonFrazier
<p>I save mine in a 15 gallon barel just to admire how many I use. At one time I offered them to any one on this list but no takers !</p>
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<p>One day I had my left my dear wife at the store while I went some where and when i cam back my can full was gone ! On questioner her she said some one was looking for strings for their tattoo gun so she gave my priceless used strings away ! I wonder how many tattoos got a infection .</p>
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<p>Anothr time I left her I had told her and every…</p>
<p>I save mine in a 15 gallon barel just to admire how many I use. At one time I offered them to any one on this list but no takers !</p>
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<p>One day I had my left my dear wife at the store while I went some where and when i cam back my can full was gone ! On questioner her she said some one was looking for strings for their tattoo gun so she gave my priceless used strings away ! I wonder how many tattoos got a infection .</p>
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<p>Anothr time I left her I had told her and every one elce that if it didn't have a price it was not for sale but some one found a french horn in a old junk case and no price so it went for $ 15.00! It looked like new but one valve string needed replacing. She told him he had to take the old case but he declined.</p>
<p>Another time when I was in the hospital she, my grand daughter, asked what the lest I would take for a tockmeny old solid wood that I had a price of $650.00 so told her use her own judgment and she sold it for $50.00. Free help is not free.</p>
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<p>My grand daughter has moved away and My Wife passed a way 3 years ago.</p>
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<p>Ron A wiser man I wish!</p>
<p></p> Reminds me of my can of thin…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-07-07:2177249:Comment:1791672018-07-07T04:16:05.142ZPatrick Corriganhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/PatrickCorrigan
<p>Reminds me of my can of thin wood strips saved to use a shims!</p>
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<p>Reminds me of my can of thin wood strips saved to use a shims!</p>
<p></p> ....and so that would explain…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-07-06:2177249:Comment:1792442018-07-06T03:14:49.232ZMike Kolbhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MikeKolb
<p>....and so that would explain it, since I'm a Virgo as well :)</p>
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<p>....and so that would explain it, since I'm a Virgo as well :)</p>
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<p></p> Our spray painter uses them t…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-07-06:2177249:Comment:1789622018-07-06T02:15:55.566ZRussell Vancehttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RussellVance
<p>Our spray painter uses them to clear nozzles......I use them for wicking glue onto nut bases mainly......I also have a million of them in a can that I will never use......it took me five years to start throwing out worn out and busted pots and switches. If I get buried with my random tools and hoarded "essentials" I will need a grave site the size of a football field. </p>
<p>Virgos and luthiery/repair is not a good mix....Virgos and anything are not a good mix anywhere or anytime, …</p>
<p>Our spray painter uses them to clear nozzles......I use them for wicking glue onto nut bases mainly......I also have a million of them in a can that I will never use......it took me five years to start throwing out worn out and busted pots and switches. If I get buried with my random tools and hoarded "essentials" I will need a grave site the size of a football field. </p>
<p>Virgos and luthiery/repair is not a good mix....Virgos and anything are not a good mix anywhere or anytime, anyway.</p>
<p>Rusty.</p> OOO A String Bouquet! :)tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-07-04:2177249:Comment:1790442018-07-04T17:32:11.045ZAllen L Wallhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/AllenLWall
<p>OOO A String Bouquet! :)</p>
<p>OOO A String Bouquet! :)</p> Try a google image search for…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-07-04:2177249:Comment:1789522018-07-04T15:36:49.028ZJon Whitneyhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/JonWhitney
<p>Try a google image search for "Guitar String Ball End Jewelry"... plenty of ideas for emptying out that can.</p>
<p>Try a google image search for "Guitar String Ball End Jewelry"... plenty of ideas for emptying out that can.</p> Cool.... and that gives me an…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-06-28:2177249:Comment:1790332018-06-28T22:00:01.185ZGlen Hhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/GlenH
<p>Cool.... and that gives me an idea for a new art media. If Andy could do it with a soup can, guitar string balls should be a no-brainer.</p>
<p>Cool.... and that gives me an idea for a new art media. If Andy could do it with a soup can, guitar string balls should be a no-brainer.</p>