Winding Strings
Strings can be installed through the body using the ferrules or they can be installed through the bridge.
Components and Hardware Needed: | Qty |
Guitar | 1 |
Strings | 6 |
The correct position of the guitar strings is shown in Figure 26. The thin High E string is the "1st" string and the thick Low E string is the "6th."
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Figure 26. Correct string locations.
To install strings through the body:
1.If you installed ferrules, thread the 1st string through the ferrule as shown in Figure 27.
Figure 27. Threading string through ferrule.
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2.Thread the string through the hole in the top of the guitar and through the bridge.
3.Guide the string across the saddle, over the nut, and through the hole in the correspond- ing tuner.
4.Allow only enough slack in the string for 2-3 rotations around the tuner.
Note: If too much slack is allowed, then the string could wind off the machine head after many successive rotations. If not enough slack is allowed, then the string may not hold the winding tension.
5.Bend the string at a right angle across the edge of the machine head.
6.Rotate the tuners until the string just begins to hold the winding tension (Figure 28).
Note: DO NOT tighten the strings beyond the initial tensioning at this time. Final tensioning should be completed during the string tuning process.