Restrnging A Strat
Could Somebody Give My Some Advce On Restringing My Strat I Use 9 Gauge Strings I Have Tried To Do It Several Times The Prblem I Have Is At The Tuning Post(i Think Thats What You Call It) When I Am Winding The String The String Will Slip Off Finally After Droping The "f" Bomb Sevral Times I Finish With Something The Cat Coulld Confuse As A Tangld Ball Of Yarn! Thanks Todd
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Hi Todd,
I have a Strat too and find problems with the high 'e' string doing that. When I stick the string throught the 'tuning peg', lets say there's 1/2 inch sticking out, I'll bend that at an angle to try to make some resistance..like if you were hammering a nail and just bent it over.
Then I'll wrap the string around the peg a bunch of times like I was winding a spool of thread, when I run out of string to wind then I get the string winder out and finish off the job while holding the string tight with my right hand. I don't know if I explained this very well it's easier to show you, hopefully it helps some.
Our guitar tech Steve White is available too if you'd like to ask him under 'ask a guitar tech'.
I have a Strat too and find problems with the high 'e' string doing that. When I stick the string throught the 'tuning peg', lets say there's 1/2 inch sticking out, I'll bend that at an angle to try to make some resistance..like if you were hammering a nail and just bent it over.
Then I'll wrap the string around the peg a bunch of times like I was winding a spool of thread, when I run out of string to wind then I get the string winder out and finish off the job while holding the string tight with my right hand. I don't know if I explained this very well it's easier to show you, hopefully it helps some.
Our guitar tech Steve White is available too if you'd like to ask him under 'ask a guitar tech'.
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Ever look closely at a new spool of string or thread? How it winds neatly from one side to the other? That's what you want. The key is length & tension.
It is important to keep tension on the string as you wind it up. When you put it through the tuning post, stick it through there you can already get a "free" half wind (like in from the left hand side of the peg).
Then, bring the string back over the top around to the right while keeping some tension on. That should be enough to hold it on the post while you wind it up. Also, use Neal's suggestion to bend the free end opposite to the windto help hold it.
Use one finger to hold it down in the slot in the nut, until it has enough tension to stay there. While doing that, you can twist the back of your hand up to keep the slack taken up.
Do not just wind it around the post with your hand. You'll get a crappy wind. You should try for a nice even wind from top to bottom. There's a technically correct way where you loop first over the top, then the rest under, but don't even worry about that for now.
Proper length is the other thing. That takes some practice and how much slack to start with depends on which string you are winding. For sure, you do not need or want to wind up the whole string. Try to get 2 or 3 full turns around the post at least, but not so many turns that you are making a double layer of string.
Don't be afraid to undo it and add or reduce slack if necessary (although repeated rebending on a spot can weaken the string). Once you get it right, you can use them to compare your next set against when you put them on.
Just in case: you want to wind the string up on the side of the post away from the peg.
Hope that helps!
It is important to keep tension on the string as you wind it up. When you put it through the tuning post, stick it through there you can already get a "free" half wind (like in from the left hand side of the peg).
Then, bring the string back over the top around to the right while keeping some tension on. That should be enough to hold it on the post while you wind it up. Also, use Neal's suggestion to bend the free end opposite to the windto help hold it.
Use one finger to hold it down in the slot in the nut, until it has enough tension to stay there. While doing that, you can twist the back of your hand up to keep the slack taken up.
Do not just wind it around the post with your hand. You'll get a crappy wind. You should try for a nice even wind from top to bottom. There's a technically correct way where you loop first over the top, then the rest under, but don't even worry about that for now.
Proper length is the other thing. That takes some practice and how much slack to start with depends on which string you are winding. For sure, you do not need or want to wind up the whole string. Try to get 2 or 3 full turns around the post at least, but not so many turns that you are making a double layer of string.
Don't be afraid to undo it and add or reduce slack if necessary (although repeated rebending on a spot can weaken the string). Once you get it right, you can use them to compare your next set against when you put them on.
Just in case: you want to wind the string up on the side of the post away from the peg.
Hope that helps!
...so ever since then, I always hang on to the buckle.
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Originally Posted by: toddrussellCould Somebody Give My Some Advce On Restringing My Strat I Use 9 Gauge Strings I Have Tried To Do It Several Times The Prblem I Have Is At The Tuning Post(i Think Thats What You Call It) When I Am Winding The String The String Will Slip Off Finally After Droping The "f" Bomb Sevral Times I Finish With Something The Cat Coulld Confuse As A Tangld Ball Of Yarn! Thanks Todd
you could watch the following video to see someone doing it: http://www.tothestage.com/MediaDetail.PAGE?ActiveID=1142&MediaType=2&IType=1&MediaId=28
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