DIY: How to String an Acoustic Guitar

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[paull]

Nice overview however the critical part of winding the string on the tuner pole is so quick it is hard to follow how the new string is positioned on the tuner so it does not generate any slipping later on.

[Hexspa]

The ball slot should be parallel to the string. I remember someone showing how this improved tuning stability. Also, what's the point of cutting the strings by the bridge? Just unwrap from tuner and pull through.

[nhanlai]

Thank you for your instruction. It's helpful

[certifiedoldg]

im a beginner, thank you for sharing, wow ima do this cus iv put them on rong an it didnt sound right. but thank you. this really helps. thank you.

[richardsteffens]

I have the same acoustic guitar, very good starter acoustic. Can we get a vid on changing bass strings?!

[ResoBridge]

I think there my be a faster way. I saw this on YouTube recently.
Set the tuner so the string hole is at a right angle to the neck. For the three bass strings pull the string tight and against the inside of the tuner post. By hand, wind the end of the string twice anticlockwise around the tuner post. Hold those two loops in place under the hole in the post while inserting the end of the string through the hole and pulling it taught. Tighten the tuner from the button to bring the string up to tune. Cut off the excess string. Repeat for the treble strings but wind those clockwise around the post. Perhaps use more turns on the fine plains. Correct and neat string installation is vital if you want stable and smooth tuning.

[jcyt]

Can you do this without the guitar winder and just use your hand?

[faronfonze]

Always good content but this one fit my situation perfectly Haha putting strings on mine as well. Yamaha too Haha cheers. 👌

[davewinkerson]

Why would anyone cut the strings on a pin bridge guitar? Makes zero sense to me.

[DriftwoodBeachMom]

Hi, your tutorial was going so well until the advertisement PG win a guitar, blocks the exact moment where I have difficulty on the screen. I don't understand why, but I can string the E, A, D without a problem, but when I go over to the other tuning knobs, I get confused. Once I thread the G, B, e, (individually) do I bend the string now to the left-the outside of the guitar headstock, turn the stringwinder clockwise, making sure the end of string goes over the new string where I would hold it down? Also, for some reason, can you give pointers as when I put on my B, I broke the string near the tuning peg. And when I put on my e, it kept unraveling and was a total crimping mess. Do you have a video that is not obscured with ads so I can see the process more closely. I appreciate your time. Thank you.

[gregarnold]

Get Bill Osteen to do it that is the best way 🎸👍

[Zra_music]

lol i know i probably did it wrong but when i was following this vid two of my strings snapped because of how tight they were lmao

[timmahn]

I can't for the life of me figure why people cut the strings when removing them from an acoustic. You can easily get enough slack to unwind them from the tuner post then remove them from the bridge. No cutting required.

[ErikaWood]

Oops! Ha! I thought I was searching your channel! I don’t see my comment so I hope that means it’s going to be checked first and you can delete this and my other one. But thanks for your video it was very helpful for this beginner!!

[alexanderpalmer]

broke the first string following your directions...

[MichaelAlvey]

Actually you missed an important point of locking the string in place. You should redo this video and include this practice

[rectangularcuboid]

What is "acoustic"? Oh, you mean a grandpa's guitars?