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Location: big island | please forgive the brand but this is a good tutorial on stringing guitars |
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Location: GA USA | They left off the part about saving your strings and sending them to Jeff. |
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Location: alabama | I want one of those tools! |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | It's just a bit that fits most cordless screwdrivers. Available at most music stores. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Here you go, WCL. |
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Location: alabama | Thanks guys! I was thinking it looked like some type of dremel or cordless screwdriver...
And to think, I've been doing it all these years manually :rolleyes: |
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Location: GA USA | Since I started using the "wrap it under, twist it over" method, I have so little slack that I quit using a winder. |
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Location: Utah | The electric is getting fitted with locking tuners. Nearly no slack to wind around the post. Some of the acoustics may get that treatment too if it goes well. |
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Location: Orange County, California | Originally posted by Captain_Lovehandles:
Since I started using the "wrap it under, twist it over" method, I have so little slack that I quit using a winder. Ahhh The infamous "roadie-wrap". Comes up to tune in one turn and never slips. |
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| You can get into some serious arguments about how to wrap a string around the post, second only to tuning methods. |
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Location: Whitecourt, Ab | You can get into some serious arguments about how to wrap a string around the post, second only to tuning methods. And string gauges & brands |
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Location: SoCal | We've been reduced from talking politics and getting vacations to talking about string windings. This is sad...... |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
We've been reduced from talking politics and getting vacations to talking about string windings. This is sad...... so, you liked the old me better, paul? |
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Location: SoCal | Well, it was never boring... |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
We've been reduced from talking politics and getting vacations to talking about string windings. This is sad...... ... Tah dah... Did I hear a distress call... 
BTW, I've yet to gather up the courage to try Serge's vid method. OK, maybe the next string change... |
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stringing a guitar
