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Topic: Changing Strings |
Curtis G. Greene
From:
Eure, North Carolina
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Posted 15 Apr 2009 7:21 pm |
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| When changing strings on your steel guitar. How do you prevent the string from slipping and scratching the keyhead.Especially if you are changing a string at a gig ,where the lighting is low. Thanks, CGG |
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Rick Barnhart
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 15 Apr 2009 7:31 pm
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Curtis, I usually pre-cut the string approx. 2 or 3 tuning key lengths longer than the one that's being changed. Then I position the hole in the tuner straight up and down. Push the string straight down though, til it bottoms out. Then raise it up enough to clear the mica, then put a sharp bend in the string and procede with the winding. That way, the sharp end never comes in contact with the guitar under the tuners. (I hope that's what you're asking)
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 16 Apr 2009 2:25 am
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| Good info, Rick. That's about the same way I've done for years. I use the two tuning key lengths for all except the 1st and 3rd string on E9th and I use 3 lengths for those. |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Jim Ives
From:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Posted 16 Apr 2009 10:23 am
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I'm with Mike: I only change mine when they break, as I like the mellow sound of older strings. I use a string winder to speed things up, and a surgical clamp to remove the piece often left in the changer and also to hold on to the new string.
-Jim |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 18 Apr 2009 4:19 pm
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| I turn the key until the hole is horizontal, and then I insert the (uncut) string from the far side. I then turn the key until the string-end is angled upward (slightly to the left), then I cut off the excess and continue winding. That's the fastest way for me, and it keeps the guitar from being scratched while eliminating the need for pre-cutting of the strings (which is something I don't like anyway). |
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