Attaching your strings to
the tuners so they won't slip without tying a knot:
Let's start with the
wound strings. Click on the
thumbnails for a higher resolution photo. |
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Start with the wound strings and change them one at a time:
Attach at the bridge and pull the string tight around the post of the
tuner. Don't go through the hole yet.
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Wrap the string tight around
the post at least one full turn. |
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Thread the string through the
hole on top of the string on the far side and under the loop on the near
side. |
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Pull tight and start
tightening the string with the tuner. |
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Tune to pitch and clip off
the end. |
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Now the plain strings. These
are the ones that like to slip. Start by locating the hole in the post
facing the side of the headstock. |
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Thread the string and pull
the slack so there is a hand width of string left to wind around the post. |
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Wrap the end of the string
around the front of the post counter clockwise and under the string going
down to the body of the guitar. |
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It should look like this. |
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Start tightening the string.
If the loop of the string hops over the post, just flip it back over. |
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You can see that the
tightening string is going to take a 'bite' on the tail end of the string.
That's horse packer talk for taking a locking grip. |
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Tighten the string to pitch
and clip off the end. It won't slip and it is still easy to get off when
it is time to change the string. |