How To Re-String Your Guitar And
Double It's Life
by Guitar Tips
If you're finding yourself constantly breaking strings
and having to change them every time you play -- here's
an awesome trick to make your
strings last 2 times as
long!
When you re-string your guitar, most people simply
thread the
string through the tuning peg and start to
tighten!
This is great -- if you want to HALVE the life of your
strings!
The trick is all in the threading! When you simply place
your string through the tuning peg hold and tighten, you
have just created the highest tension, eliminated any
form of slack and doubled your chances of snapping the
string when you go to break it in.
Give this a go...
The trick is not to thread the string through the tuning
peg on the first thread. What you do is gently wrap the
string around the tuning peg 3 or 4 times over -- THEN
thread the string through the hole.
By doing this you allow more slack in your string,
reduce tension and literally double the life of your
strings.
TIP:
Save
time when winding each string around a tuning peg.
Instead of winding by hand use an inexpensive key winder
with built in wire cutter. Click here for more
information about
String Winders.
It provides your guitar with a heavier grip on the
string which also prevents your strings going out of
tune easily.
Here's what I mean... ================>
...see how the string is wrapped several times around
the peg before threading it through the hole. This is
how you make your strings last longer!
Pretty simple trick -- but give that a go next time you
re-string your guitar and I guarantee it will last!
WRITTEN BY GUITAR TIPS
If you've always wanted to learn to play
the guitar but never had the chance,
give me 17 minutes a day for 90 days and
I'll show you how to play virtually any
song you want!
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