How To Change Your Guitar Strings
Changing your guitar strings might make you feel a litte uncomfortable if you have never done it before, but it’s really quite simple and should become a regular part of your guitar care routine. Before you do anything, first take time to make some personal observations such as:
. Which way do you have to turn the tuning keys to tighten or loosen the strings?
. How are the strings aligned from the nut to the bridge?
. Which is the heaviest string?
Taking mental notes will probably save you some frustration and make the job much easier.
Below you will find some helpful steps to follow for changing your strings. Once you’ve changed your guitar strings a couple of times your confidence should begin
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Guitar Care and Maintenance Tools:
- Needle-nose Plyers (to cut string ends)
- String Winder
- Soft Cotton Cloth
- Guitar Cleaning Polish (do not use furniture polish, oils, or wax)
REMOVING THE STRINGS
Acoustic Steel String Guitar-
1. Using the string winder , begin slowly loosening the string(s) until completely slack.
2. With the needle-nose plyers, carefully grab the string from the capstan (the part it winds around) and pull through the hole until it is free.
3.
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4. Continue this process until all the strings are removed.
5. Clean guitar surface thoroughly.
Classic Nylon String Guitar-
Follow steps one and two above. When you come to step three, take your needle-nose plyers and carefully loosen the figure eight knot at the bridge. Pull the string free.
Electric Guitar-
Follow the same procedure as described for an acoustic steel string guitar. However, if you have an electric guitar with a movable bridge you may want to take it to your local music store and have them show you how to do it safely.
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RE-STRINGING YOUR GUITAR
Acoustic Steel String Guitar-
1. Bend the ball end of the string slightly and place it inside the hole below the bridge. Some steel string guitars do not have pins. When this is the case, just pull the string throught the hole.
2. Line up the string with any grooves in the pin. Insert the pin into the hole, making sure it is secure.
3. Take the other end and insert into the hole on the capstan.
4. Pull the string through leaving a fair amount of slack between the capstan and the bridge.
5. Bend the string at the point it comes
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6. Watching out for your eyes, begin turning the key with your left hand. Once you get it started it may be easier to use the string winder. (For safety reasons, you might want to cut off any excess string. I usually wait until after they’re all on to do this).
7. As you are winding, apply some tension to the string with your right hand to help keep it taught. Make sure you are winding in the right direction! On the bass strings you will be winding counter-clockwise (away from you). On the treble strings you will go the opposite direction.
8. Continue to wind each string until all the slack is taken up. Do
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9. Cut off all excess string length.
Classic Nylon String Guitar-
1. Put the string through the top of the hole found just below the bridge.
2. Pull about 3 inches through.
3. Bringing the string up over the tie block, pass it underneath itself at the original point of entry.
4. Come down over the tie block again and wrap the end of the string around itself in a figure eight type pattern.
5. Insert the other end of the string down through the hole on the capstan.
6. Wrap the string around the back and then underneath itself in order to secure it in place.
7. As described above, begin turning the key with your left hand while maintaining some tension with
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8. Keep the string as straight as possible as it continues from the capstan through the nut and down onto the neck.
9. You should not have any excess string length, but if you do, cut it off.
Electric Guitar-
Follow the same procedure as described for the acoustic steel string guitar.
I hope you found this information to be helpful. Remember, establishing a good guitar care routine will insure many long years of musical fun and enjoyment!
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