Detail 01
Compound-action design
It is rated to provide seven times the cutting force of standard pliers.

Independent shopping perspective
D’Addario’s Tour Grade String Cutter is a high-carbon-steel tool for stringed instruments. Its compound-action mechanism is rated for seven times the cutting force of standard pliers, and the hardened blades are paired with ergonomic plastic handles. Keep it in a string-change kit when you want a purpose-built cutter for guitar, bass, or other stringed-instrument maintenance.


Strong match
What matters in use
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.

Detail 01
It is rated to provide seven times the cutting force of standard pliers.
Detail 02
The cutter uses hardened blades.
Product questions
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
It is specified for stringed instruments.
Ergonomic plastic.
High-carbon steel.
Reference
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