If it is time for you to change the strings on your guitar, then you need to know what tools and equipment you need and also have an understanding of the process involved. The following guide is designed to help you remove the sixth string so that you can change the string on your acoustic guitar.
Next what you are going to want to do is to take the new string out of the package and uncoil it. You should note that on one side of the string there is a small ball. You should slide this ball end of your new guitar string down into the bridge hole for a couple of inches. Now you should place the bridge pin back into its original hole, making sure that the pin's carved slot is properly aligned with the inserted string.
As you are replacing the bridge pin you should be lightly pulling on the string, ensuring that you do not crimp it in the process. You should do this until you feel that the ball has slipped into its proper place. Should the bridge pin pop out during this process, simply repeat the process again. It could possibly take some practice for you to achieve this but you should get a feel for it in a while.
Now you are going to want to pull the string very gently in the direction of the guitar's headstock, applying only enough pressure that there is no visible slack in the string during this process. You should pull the string approximately one generous inch past the appropriate tuning peg, and then crimp the string in a 90 degree angle using your fingers so that the string is now pointing into the direction of that tuning peg.
Without feeding that string through the tuning peg, you are going to want to turn your tuner until the tuning peg's hole is going to allow for the crimped string end to slide through it. Now slide the string into the tuning peg until you hit the point where you crimped the string. You may need to crimp that string again to make sure that it is kept in place while you are working on tightening it.
Now you should begin to actually tighten the string. You should be slowly bringing it into tune. If you have a string winder on hand, now is the time to break it out and put it to good use. If you do not already have a string winder, now may be a good time to consider buying one as they can be extremely helpful. Begin to slowly as well as evenly turn the tuning peg counter-clockwise to tune the guitar. Tightening the guitar string is what allows it to be brought into tune slowly.
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Originally posted 2009-10-16 03:00:17. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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