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Damon67
Posted 2008-04-13 6:40 PM (#45186)
Subject: Stringing up a Folklore...



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Location: Jet City		SUCKS!

For future reference, should the strings have a wind or 2 more than a non-slothead?
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2008-04-13 7:12 PM (#45187 - in reply to #45186)
Subject: Re: Stringing up a Folklore...



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		Never done it... But I think you are supposed to tie a knot kinda backwards over the tuning log...

We are talking about nylon, right?

Does this refresher course help? Or just make you angrier?
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Jeff W.
Posted 2008-04-13 7:46 PM (#45188 - in reply to #45186)
Subject: Re: Stringing up a Folklore...


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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub		Folklores are steel...

here
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Capo Guy
Posted 2008-04-13 10:15 PM (#45189 - in reply to #45186)
Subject: Re: Stringing up a Folklore...



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Location: East Tennessee		Jeff,

That's a good site to pick up useful information.

I string mine slot heads that way.

BTW: Looks like a Martin slothead.
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Jewel's Mom a/k/a Joisey Goil #1
Posted 2008-04-13 10:19 PM (#45190 - in reply to #45186)
Subject: Re: Stringing up a Folklore...


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Location: Budd Lake, NJ		Thanks, Jeff;
I have two classicals to restring and have never done it before; I was really unsure of how to proceed. This gives me a place to start.

--Karen
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Tupperware
Posted 2008-04-13 11:18 PM (#45191 - in reply to #45186)
Subject: Re: Stringing up a Folklore...


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Location: Phoenix AZ
Originally posted by Capo Guy:
BTW: Looks like a Martin slothead.
You're probably right ...

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Trader Jim
Posted 2008-04-14 5:25 AM (#45192 - in reply to #45186)
Subject: Re: Stringing up a Folklore...


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Location: South of most, North of few		Damon, if you just do what Al does, (leave the strings on till they turn to base materials) you don't have to worry about it very much.

...and thanks Dave...Now I really want to put Waverly's on the CEO.
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