can you fuck a string by bowing it?

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i bowed the low E string on my acoustic the other day and since then its been impossible to keep in tune. i think i killed it. it doesn't show any signs of breakage, etc. what could be the problem? has anyone else encountered this?

― mr. pants, Wednesday, 25 January 2006 19:07 (nineteen years ago)

no, but you can bow it by etc.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 25 January 2006 19:10 (nineteen years ago)

you mean with one of these?

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doesnt seem likely. probably just wiggled out of place at the nut or bridge.

― AaronK (AaronK), Wednesday, 25 January 2006 20:36 (nineteen years ago)

I only clicked here to make the same joke Jordan did.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 25 January 2006 21:17 (nineteen years ago)

The only problem I've ever run into with bowing guitar was getting rosin (sp?) on the string, which can get messy when you go back to a pick. I wouldn't bow my good guitar, I just use my crappy guitar when I want to record bowed sounds.

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 25 January 2006 23:18 (nineteen years ago)

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