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March 23rd, 2006
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Just started playing guitar.
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Last Online: March 23rd, 2006 04:14 PM
Location: Takoma Park MD
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Help! My strings popped off!
Okay, I am totally new to the guitar. I had my "baby blue" on the guitar stand and something wasn't right and it fell off...(TWICE)! Nothing looked damaged but the next time I went to play it it was out of tune so I tried to tune it up. BOING, the D string popped off the nut and then the next one...(5th string?)
WHAT DO I DO!!!! Did I do something terrible??? Is it bent or something? I feel like such doofus! 
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March 23rd, 2006
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Playing guitar for less than a year.
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Last Online: December 11th, 2007 09:48 PM
Location: Virginia, USA
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What do you mean the strings "popped off the nut"? Did the nut break, or the strings? Or did something else happen?
Mitch
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March 23rd, 2006
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Just started playing guitar.
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Last Online: March 23rd, 2006 04:14 PM
Location: Takoma Park MD
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I just typed the longest messag and lost it....basically I said that nothing appears to be broken. The string didn't break, the nut didn't break (to my knowledge) the two strings just won't stay in that "groove" on the nut.
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March 23rd, 2006
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Playing guitar for what seems like forever.
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Last Online: February 28th, 2007 05:14 PM
Location: Bayonne, New Jersey
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Sounds like you might wanna have that looked at luvmyroots... If the strings won't
stay in the grooves, it means that there is tension of some kind pulling them away...!!!
This could simply be that you have the strings wound the wrong way around the tuning
post... Or, the neck sustained some damage when it dropped... In any case have it looked at...!!!
PS. Can you post a pic...?
All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.
Albert Schweitzer
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March 23rd, 2006
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Newcomer
Just started playing guitar.
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Last Online: March 23rd, 2006 04:14 PM
Location: Takoma Park MD
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Thanks...I have it in my car to take it to the shop after work....I live in the DC area so I'm sure the "House of Musical Traditions" will know how to fix it. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP....
I never thought about taking a pic...lol I guess I could have cause I have my pic phone...hmmmmm maybe I will.
Have a great day!
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March 25th, 2006
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Playing guitar for what seems like forever.
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Last Online: January 23rd, 2008 07:22 AM
Location: Columbus, GA
Posts: 595
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What kind of guitar is it? Does it use a string tree or roller tree?
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March 25th, 2006
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Just started playing guitar.
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Last Online: April 2nd, 2006 09:29 PM
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 125
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I Dont know if you know this or not, but..
WHen you take it to work dont put it in the trunk of the car. Or it can take a fair amount of damage even if it is warm outside and it is in a case.
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March 25th, 2006
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Playing guitar for over 5 years.
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Last Online: January 30th, 2009 12:34 AM
Location: Australia
Posts: 42
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Sounds to me like the nut slots are not deep enough.
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