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April
A frequent question is "what is the best way to tie strings on the tuner shafts?". Well, as with most things there is no one way to do it, but here are some recommendations which work and will stop strings from slipping.
On a classical guitar run the strings as shown in the diagram and hold the loose end while you tighten it. This works with all classical guitar strings. Two or three full turns should be enough for the 4th to 6th strings and three or four turns for the 1st to 3rd strings. The diagram shows the left side of the headstock where the tuners should be rotated anticlockwise. On the right side the tuners should be rotated clockwise.
To achieve the best path for your strings from tuner to nut position make a conscious effort to tighten the strings so they follow the pattern to the right of the diagram and avoid the string touching any part of the headstock itself.
On steel string guitars just follow the stringing diagram, holding and pulling upwards the loose end of ...
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October
The frequency with which you change your guitar strings will vary with your playing style, the cleanliness of your hands during a playing session, how well and how regularly you clean your strings etc etc so there are no hard and fast rules. For sure if your strings start to look discoloured or sound "dull" a change is due, but for most non-professional players - and using normal strings - they should give you good service for between 24 and 36 hours of playing time. Strings with special coatings can extend this time considerably, although you still need to remember to play with clean hands and to wipe your strings and fretboard after each session if you want to get the most from them.
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