What to use to prevent the string cutting into the wood?

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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on May 30, 2012 at 12:55pm

Lots of stuff works. Eyelets (like used in shoes), pop rivets with the center nail thingy knocked out work the best in my opinion. Get rivets that have a little longer shaft on them so it will help them to resist the tendency to lean when the string pulls against it.

Nipples from bicycle rims work good too. Lots of them on eBay.

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Permalink Reply by Gary Deemer on May 30, 2012 at 3:48pm

cut a slot with a hacksaw just in front of your string holes and cut a piece of coat hanger to fit . done

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Permalink Reply by Penny Nelson on May 30, 2012 at 4:32pm

My franken dulcimer has the plastic tube off stripped electrical wire - threaded onto the string.

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on May 31, 2012 at 2:34am

Pop rivets with the nail removed work for me, get a pack of various sizes..use two rivets for each string

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50-4-8-x-14mm-OPEN-TYPE-DOME-HEAD-ALUMINI...

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Evan Zadd on May 31, 2012 at 9:37am

I just got some last night. They work great! Thanks for the advice

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Permalink Reply by John Davidson on May 31, 2012 at 12:27pm

How about string ferrules?

 

John

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