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Illness from Coated Strings??
Years ago I worked in high-tech. We used a teflon based vacuum grease. The MSDS noted it as extremely hazardous to smoke when this grease was on your fingers because if it gets on a cigarette and burns, these fumes will make you sick.
I have noticed that when I put on a fresh set of elixirs, the teflon wears off onto my fingers for many days. I don't smoke, but I was wondering if anyone who does smoke has noticed feeling ill after putting on fresh coated strings?
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Nope. But my guess is that the negative health effects of tobacco probably outweigh the miniscule risk associated with string coating.
But aren't Elixirs coated with Gore-tex, not teflon?
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Nope, it's never happened to me.
And Elixirs are coated with gore-tex.
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Gore-Tex is made from the same chemical compounds, perfluorochemicals, used in teflon. As for it making you sick...Who knows. I still use my teflon coated pan...Still here.
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You guys could put a set on, and I could play them. Now, THAT, is guaranteed to make you sick. I seem to achieve the same result with nanos, polys, or ANY other string, for that matter.
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I started playing guitar in 1944 and, my strings have never made me sick, but, I've made a lot of other people sick while using my strings, they call it "Alcohol poisoning".???
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Yes. They give me GAS.
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Sorry, but in MY experience, coated strings DO NOT make people sick (or else Elixer and many others would be out of business). Can there be allegies to the coating? I'm sure there can. But there are allegies out there to virtually EVERYTHING--injections, medicines (how many disclaimers do we have to freakin' READ???), the air, the air in your house, water, toilet paper, condoms, foods (Gawd--how many of those??? Peanut butter, wheat, lactose--aaagh!).
Frankly, I'd pay it no mind unless YOU have gone into anaphalatic shock with them.
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isn't the coating on Elixirs a form of bees wax? i think it would be pushin' it to say that would be make you ill...
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So, you'd really have to play pretty hard to get to the point where your strings were dangerous. You'd probably melt your pick before then... and that wouldn't be dangerous - it'd be pretty cool.
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I tried smoking Elixirs once, but I couldn't keep 'em lit...
**RIMSHOT** No Teflon, no bee's wax. Simply Gore-Tex... It's a house insulator! It's a Guitar String! It's BOTH!!! Don't worry folks -- The more you drink, the funnier I look... |
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I read this somewhere...
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Apparently if you eat teflon, it passes right through you undigested. Flavoured teflon would make a great diet food!!
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Don't worry folks -- The more you drink, the funnier I look...[/QUOTE]
Actually, it's, The more you drink, the better we sound. |
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I knew it!!!!!!!! Elixir's have been making me sick for some time...........they make my ears bleed
( I don't like coated strings. If you don't like something that I happen to like make a joke about it and I'll laugh, just like you should be laughing now))
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Yep
Elixers definately make me sick but it's quickly cured with a set of Newtones
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