| How to Change Strings on an Acoustic Guitar |
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Step 1
Remove old string – when re-stringing a guitar, you can save yourself some later readjustments by changing only one string at a time. |
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Step 2
Remove the bridge pin and take out old string.
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Step 3
Insert new string into bridge.
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Step 4
Seat the bridge pin by pushing it firmly into the hole while tugging on the string. |
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Step 5
Here ’s the pro’s trick to find the right string length to get the proper number of wraps around the tuner: pull the string straight and hold the string like this with your left hand fingers – right at the tuner. |
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Step 6
Use your right hand to reach over and grasp the string at the fifth fret. Pull the string up into your palm, keeping the string between your index and middle fingers. Remember to let the string slide through your left fingers, and then hold the spot when the string looks like this. |
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Step 7
Make a 90 degree bend in the string where your left hand has marked the spot. |
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Step 8
Put the string through the tuner |
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Step 9
Start tuning it up – remember to keep good tension on the string as you tighten. This will help stretch the strings as well as keep it seated in the nut. |
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Step 10
The wraps on the tuner should look like this. |
