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RESTRINGING
Over your guitar's life, it will be necessary to change the strings. Strings break if
overtightened or strummed too heavily, but even if not broken, strings will sound dull and
less vibrant over time. A fresh set of strings will bring new life to an old guitar.
1.
To change your guitar strings, first loosen the current set by turning the tuning pegs
until each string is loose. When fully loosened, you will be able to remove them
from the headstock easily.
2.
With all the strings off, it's a great time to clean your fretboard.
3.
When restringing, start with the Low E (thickest) string. Feed the string into the
bridge, starting from the sound hole side, feeding through towards the bottom of
the guitar. With about 10-15 cms worth of string through, tie the straight by looping
the fed portion back over the unfed section to create a circle, then looping the
string into that circle twice (two loops) before pulling tight to knot it around the
bridge.
4.
Next, guide the string up along the fret board and place it into the groove of the
nut.
5.
You will need wire cutters to trim the strings to size, but be sure to allow enough
extra room for the string to wrap around each post. A good rule of thumb is to cut it
at the next rod's length, or roughly 50 millimetres passed the rod.
6.
Feed the string into the appropriate tuning rod for the string (for the low E, this will
be the first rod on the lower-left side of the headstock). Allow the string to protrude
a few millimetres from the other side of the hole, then kink the string to stay in
place.
7.
Now begin turning the turning peg so that the string winds over the rod, returning
from below. Continue so the string winds around the rod, and until the string
becomes tight enough to hear musical sounds when strummed.
8.
From here, follow the tuning instructions to tune the string to pitch. Repeat these
steps for each of the strings.
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