Beginners 6-String Acoustic Guitar Guitar with Accessory Kit
Please take a few moments to read through this booklet. In it you will find answers to many of your questions and other invaluable information about tuning and changing strings. Protection from Temperature and Humidity The most important thing you can do to ensure the structural integrity of your instrument over time, is to maintain the moisture content of the wood consistently at the appropriate level.
Tuning 6-string Guitars Something as simple as how you wind the strings onto the tuning machine posts when changing your strings, will determine tuning stability and even string tension. It’s also a good idea to stretch your strings just a little as you tune to make sure that each string is seated well and snugged down on the tuning machine post. This will save you some tuning frustration down the road. Just grab the string in the middle, lightly tug it up and down to remove slack, and then retune.
Changing Strings A fresh new set of strings can breathe renewed life into your instrument. That is why many “tone-conscious” touring professionals change their strings before every performance. While there is no set rule on how often to change strings, we have found that most players do not change them nearly as often as they should. Body oils, acids and salts from sweaty hands and humidity all interact with the metals in guitar strings and cause a corrosion and breakdown of the materials.
Re-Stringing Your Guitar The procedure for re-stringing flat-top acoustic guitars and basses is quite similar in the way that the strings are wound onto the tuning machines. There are differences though, in how the strings are attached to the bridges of acoustic flat-top and classical guitars. Please Note: When changing strings, change them one at a time.
Stringing Flat-Top, Steel String Acoustic Guitars: Flat-top acoustics have a surface mounted pin style bridge with holes and bridge pins to hold the strings in place. To re-string a flattop, remove the bridge pin and the old string. If the bridge pin is difficult to remove, you may want to purchase a combination string winder/bridge pin puller from your local Dealer, (Figure 4).
Next, pull the string up over the nut towards the headstock and bend it around the tuning machine post toward the tuning machine button, (Figure 6) Thread the string through the hole in the post and begin winding the button to remove the slack in the string. Continue winding to form a neat coil. Finally, tune the string to the appropriate pitch. Pull up gently at the center point of the string to stretch it.
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