Need help! Best way to restring guitar?

Sucuriju · #1 (**permalink**) 03-21-2006, 02:14 AM

So whats the best/easiest way to restring a guitar?

are there any string break in procedures, any do's or do not's?

thanks!

im restringing my acoustic for the first time with nylon strings (dean markley silver and clear)

VoodooChile · #2 (**permalink**) 03-21-2006, 02:17 AM

I usually give it to the guitar shop LOL
seriously...its not hard to do...I just wound mine on fairly loose and then gently tightened it down till it was tuned up...do you have a tuner?

trinitywolf · #3 (**permalink**) 03-21-2006, 02:19 AM

The best thing to break in your strings is to simply play it and keep re-tuning. If you have the time, try about an hour of playing and re-working them. It usually took me about two days to break in mine.
As far as the actuall restringing goes...that is fairly straight forward and if you have been playing any amount of time you will have no trouble with it.

CritterHouse · #4 (**permalink**) 03-21-2006, 02:20 AM

to restring a guitar it helps to have a winder/unwinder tool. not neccessary, just faster. Loosen all the machine heads as if tuning the guitar real low. do this until the string can be popped out of the end nearest the sound hole. generally the rule is too take one string off at a time and replace it and continue so the neck doesn't get too much stress on it from the new strings. you will need to tune the guitar several times before it will stay tuned. also stretch the strings as you go by slightly pulling up as if shooting a bow. good luck!

Sucuriju · #5 (**permalink**) 03-21-2006, 02:22 AM

sweet, thanks.

im just trying to make sure i twist the knobs the right direction and roll the string up neatly.

thanks for the reply

yes i have a tuner

CritterHouse · #6 (**permalink**) 03-21-2006, 02:24 AM

to tighten its always counter clockwise. the way i wrap my string is wrap 4 times then put the string over top through the hole

telefrag · #7 (**permalink**) 03-21-2006, 02:41 AM

do you have 3 on 3 or 6 in a row for your tuner set up?

Sucuriju · #8 (**permalink**) 03-21-2006, 02:52 AM

???? i dont know.

its a Korg Ga-30 guitar/bass tuner
it even plays the tone.

it starts with 7B, then 6E, 5A, 4D, 3G, 2B, 1E

I dont know what 7B is for.

the bass tones are different obviously (LB, 4E, 3A, 2D, 1G, HC)

boafiend · #9 (**permalink**) 03-21-2006, 04:36 AM

here is how your strings should look on your pegs

Sucuriju · #10 (**permalink**) 03-21-2006, 05:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by telefrag

do you have 3 on 3 or 6 in a row for your tuner set up?

DOH! i have 3 on 3. sorry.

thanks!

unluckyseventeen · #11 (**permalink**) 03-21-2006, 04:17 PM

Oh, hey... is it a CLASSICAL guitar that you are stringing up? If you slap nylons on an acoustic they are going to be really loose... and if they are the tie-on kind, they won't even work at all.

The above guitar pictured is an acoustic. A classical should have big oval holes in the headstock, where the tuning pegs will intersect.

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