Dead strings?

[Thomas Heath]

Greetings, World
I just put some "new" SIT strings on my buddy, not sure if they are stainless or nickel. When I got them on I noticed that the wound ones had a yellowish tint to them, not the shiny silver i am used to. These strings were bought anywhere from 6 months to maybe even a year ago, not sure. My question is how long, if ever, does it take for strings to go dead if they have never been used. They also have been in my pac a seat in my car for some days here and there in the St Louis heat. I haven't really gotten a chance to play them yet, so I don't know for sure how it sounds yet, just curious.

Thanks for the knowledge

[Jack Stoner]

I've kept strings for over a year(and more) and didn't notice any deterioration or coloring. I lived in KC, MO for many years which is about the same as St Louis for weather and never had any problems. Same here in Florida with unused strings.

However, if I play an outdoor gig, here in Florida, especially in the summer I can kiss the strings good bye (they will go dead).

I will say I bought some SIT Buddy Emmons strings direct from SIT at the ISGC one year and they were like rubber bands. I couldn't get my PP Emmons to even tune up.

[Lane Gray]

if you are accustomed to nickel wound, stainless looks kind of blue. it stands to reason that if you are used to stainless, nickel looks yellow.