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.
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).
How to Adjust an Acoustic Guitar Truss Rod Your truss rod needs adjustment when the neck of your guitar has too much or too little upbow or too much backbow. Tightening or loosening the adjustment nut adds or lessens pressure on the rod and neck. As a general rule, tightening the nut moves the neck away from the string pull and removes upbow; loosening the nut allows the neck to relax into an upbow again (especially when helped by the strings’ pull). Controlled upbow is known as relief.
1. 1/4” nut 2. 3/16” washer 3. Threads 4. Main shaft of the truss rod 5. Truss rod anchor 6. Truss rod compartment cover 7. 1/4” nut driver 1 2 3 6 4 5 7 As you press the string down at the 1st and 14th frets, the string should be approximately .010” away from the 6th fret about the thickness of a business card www.PyleUSA.
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