Temperature and String Life

Temp effect on strings

This past winter, the hall we use had problems with hits heating so we were playing in near freezing temperatures for months! I noticed guys heating up their strings with their hands before the game.

Thin strings especially like the BG66 sound different too, at least to my ears, they sound crisper, as if the low temp is making them less elastic. They break quicker too, maybe they’re more brittle.