wound G string broke?

[Taylor-Taki]

Is this normal? I work away and came home to find my wound G string on my taki broke? The strings are a few months old and too be honest not been in use much since I got my rick turner but is this normal as the wound G is extra high tension? Should I slacken off when not in use? Or will going up and down not make it break quicker.

Love the brightness of the wound 3rd so want to keep using them.

Guitars are hanging out and the humidity in my room sits between 43-55 all summer long so I know humidity is ok.

[randalljazz]

what kind of strings? was the break at the saddle? if so, yes, that is not unusual. for the guitar that i won't be playing fore a while, i slack the string way down (about 15 half turns), and sometimes just take it out of the bridge, and when i put back, i move it a quarter inch or so, in order that the stressed spot is not on the bone. also, leave all the extra on the tuning barrels, and you can get a second use if it breaks at the bridge.

hannabach silver are my favorite sound, but most prone to breaking. the aluminums are acceptable (not as bright), but don't break as readily. thomastik chome steel 'never' break, but are harder on frets and fingernails-- sand them slightly in the plucking area when new to reduce nail wear.

[Taylor-Taki]

Yeah it was a hannabach aluminium and broke at bridge. I have the silver so ill put that on as a replacement. I like all my strings to be neat so I didn't leave the excess at the barrel so will from now on. Cheers man

[Garthman]

Strings don't last for ever - a couple of months is pretty old for nylon strings.

Also the thinner wound strings tend to be the first to break. On a traditional nylon set (with a mono-filament G) the D string is usually the string that breaks first. A wound G string is thinner than a D string so that is the one that usually goes on those sets.

[slide496]

I've had that happen - once because the string itself was defective and the others a long time ago - I think from over tuning - never had issues with the others

[john bange]

Just Strings sells single GHS wound 3rd strings. While they last pretty good, as has been said, it's the first to go.

[Taylor-Taki]

Cool thanks for the info - thought I might of done something wrong - cheers

[posternutbag]

I have never broken a string while playing, but I have opened my case to find broken strings; for me it is usually the D. I have always assumed nylon strings are more fragile than steel.

[john bange]

as I said earlier, I think the wound G is the first to go with the D coming in second but your results might vary. I do not use a wound G anymore and get the best tone out of a well shaped fingernail striking the nylon G sharply...again, your results might vary

[s11141827]

The bridge & nut have to be lubricated to help the string slide more smoothly so they wouldn't break as much.

[rick-slo]

The wound third has the thinnest core relative to tuning tension on it. Often it is first to break. Same thing on guitars strung with steel strings.