Winding Strings
Strings can be installed through the body using the ferrules or they can be installed through the bridge if the ferrules were not used.
Components and Hardware Needed: | Qty |
Guitar | 1 |
Strings | 6 |
The correct position of the guitar strings is shown in Figure 29. The thin High "E" string is the "1st" string and the thick Low "E" string is the "6th."
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Figure 29. Example of 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 30.
2.Thread the string through the hole in the top of the guitar and through the bridge.
3.Guide the string across the saddle (Figure 32), over the nut, and through the hole in the corresponding tuning post.
4.Allow only enough slack in the string for
Note: If too much slack is allowed, then the string could wind off the tuning post 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 tuning post.
6.Rotate the tuners until the string just begins to hold the winding tension (Figure 31).
Note: DO NOT tighten the strings beyond the initial tensioning at this time. Final tensioning should be completed during the string tuning process.
Tuning Post
Figure 31. String wrapped around tuning post.
7.Use wire cutters (optional) to cut off the excess string.
8.Repeat the above process for the remaining strings.
Figure 30. Example of threading string through
ferrule.
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