Do string lubricants prolong or shorten string life?
String lubricants can improve string life and shorten it at the same time. The lubricant can help keep moisture from attacking a string, as long as it is still present on the string. At the same time, the lubricant can be like a dirt magnet for micro particles within a string’s winding. This will decrease the string brightness. So, in short string lubricants can prolong string life but short the amount of time the string will remain bright in it’s tone.
