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GUITAR STRING MAINTENANCE

If strings are di

cult to play or do not play correctly:

Replacing guitar strings can remedy many problems involving poor sound. All strings can be changed at

once or strings can be changed individually. To change a guitar string, the old string should be completely

removed before attaching the new string. After the new string is attached, the guitar will need to be

re-tuned.

CHANGING STRINGS

Removing Old Strings:

• To remove a guitar string, ﬁrst, ﬁnd the tuning machine and tuning peg that the string is attached to.

Loosen the string by winding the tuning peg until the string has no tension.

• Continue to wind the string loose until the string can be pulled loose from the top. The strings can be

pulled out via the bridge at the bottom of the guitar.

• If you do not wish to use the old string again, you can cut the string near the middle of the strings via

wire cutters. If you choose to do this, be careful and hold the string securely next to the cut; otherwise,

the string may pop up and can potentially harm you.

Installing New Strings:

• Attach strings to the bridge of your guitar. Locate the proper string to replace your old string. Then, from

the end of the string that does NOT have a ball at the end, feed the string through the bridge via the

open hole. The string should be pulled through until the ball is secure at the bottom of the bridge.

• Secure the string to the headstock end of your guitar via the tuning machine. To do so, make sure the

eye/hole of the tuning machine is parallel to the neck/headstock of the guitar. Feed the string through

the eye of the tuning machine, and pull the string fairly taut. The string should have a bit of slack (about

1-2 inches).

• Secure the string to the tuning machine by winding the part of the string that has come out through the

tuning machine back underneath the part of the string that is running between the bridge and tuning

machine. Then, pull the string back up and over the string running through the tuning machine (see

diagram). The string should now be secure.

• Begin to tune the string, winding the tuning peg until the desired sound is produced. After hearing the

desired tune, pull the string lightly. The string will go slightly out of tune. Readjust the tuning peg until

receiving the desired tune again. Repeat the process a few more times. This will ensure that your string

will stay in tune while playing.

• You may cut o the excess string, but it is important to leave some excess still attached (about ¼-1 inch)

in case the guitar string needs to be restrung again. Remember, it is easy to cut more o

impossible to add string back.

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