Restringing Your Guitar

Restringing Your Guitar

To ensure solid, non-slip tuning, make sure strings are properly secured at both ends.
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at the tuning machine...

at the bridge...

steel string

steel string

On steel string accoustic guitars, make sure the ball end of the string is firmly seated under the bridge by pushing down on the bridge pin while pulling up on the string.
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classical/nylon

The locking hold - The most secure method of wrapping around the tuning peg is to bring the extra string back around and under the string as it winds around the peg. This is especially crittical on strings that have no winding (plan steel or classical nylon treble strings).
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classical/nylon

At the bridge, it is essential to create a "locking" loop to ensure against slippage. It is common to loop the plain nylon treble strings under two times and the wound string at least once. This will ensure that as tension is applied to the string it securely locks in place.
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Use the thumb and forefingers to gently stretch each string across its entire length. Tune the string to pitch and repeat the stretching procedure two or three times on each string. This will help stabilize your nylon strings more quickly. Care must be taken not to stretch the strings too aggressively. In general, nylon strings need more stretching time before they "settle in".

Note: It is common for classical plain nylon treble strings (1st, 2nd, & 3rd) to last longer than the bass strings (4th, 5th, & 6th). Most professional classical guitarist will go through two to three sets of wound bass strings for every set of plain nylon treble strings. To that end, you may wish to concider our 9-string sets, which include two sets of wound bass strings and one set of trebles.
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Above information provided by J. D'Addario & Company, Inc.