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3. Pull end of string tight over itself making a sort of knot (end of string may then be bent down and cut o cleanly near
knot).
4. Tune to pitch, making sure the wraps wind neatly down the tuning post.
Note: Strings are always wound clockwise around the posts on the bass side and counter-clockwise around the posts
on the treble side of headstock.
FLOATING BRIDGE ADJUSTMENT
A oating bridge has an arched wooden or metal base held in position on the
instrument top only by the downward pressure of the strings. If the bridge is
moved even slightly while re-stringing, the intonation will no longer be true
(some instruments feature "pinned" bridges that eliminate this possibility).
To adjust oating bridge intonation on a guitar, rst check the 12th-fret
harmonic and the fretted 12th-fret tuning of both E strings (high and low).
If properly intonated, the fretted and harmonic 12-fret pitches of both
E strings will agree, with none of them being sharp or at.
If the pitch of the 12th-fret note is sharp relative to the pitch of the 12th-fret harmonic, lightly tap the foot of the bridge
to move it back toward the tailpiece until both pitches agree. If the pitch of the 12th-fret note is at relative to the pitch
of the 12th-fret harmonic, lightly tap the foot of the bridge to move it forward toward the neck until the two pitches
agree. To ne-tune fully adjustable bridges, adjust each saddle forward or back using the individual intonation screws
while checking the tuning of the 12-fret harmonic against the fretted 12th fret pitch.
IMPORTANT NOTE: When re-stringing a guitar with a oating bridge, change strings one at a time. Do not remove all
the strings at once, as the bridge is held in the correct position only by the downward pressure of the strings.
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