What do you do with your string ends?

NoNotThat · Unread post by **NoNotThat** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 3:31 pm

grock wrote:
NoNotThat wrote:what can you use to cut the high e and b strings?
[confused] wire cutters?!? same as the others... [/confused]

they don't work for me

jsgksu · Unread post by **jsgksu** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 3:37 pm

shane wrote:ive got a nice little dealy thing thats a string winder + wirecutter.... now whoever invented that is a genius

Dont forget the bridge pin puller also, love that tool.

fatjack · Unread post by **fatjack** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 3:47 pm

DustyDave wrote:I always give the guitar a new haircut , i've several times where i've left them hanging , almost poked and eye out on myself

Cut the guitars hair , and cut it short

cutting them short isn't a very good idea either

gravedigger · Unread post by **gravedigger** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 4:03 pm

why not?

fatjack · Unread post by **fatjack** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 4:34 pm

gravedigger wrote:why not?

im pretty sure it has something to do with it staying in tune

i always cut mine at about .5cm

Jay · Unread post by **Jay** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 5:05 pm

i have the string winder/end cutter/bridge pin puller outer dealy also. it works well.

Ando · Unread post by **Ando** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 5:57 pm

oooh I need one.

mlee · Unread post by **mlee** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 6:43 pm

Cut 'em all

NoNotThat · Unread post by **NoNotThat** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 9:58 pm

jsgksu wrote:
shane wrote:ive got a nice little dealy thing thats a string winder + wirecutter.... now whoever invented that is a genius
Dont forget the bridge pin puller also, love that tool.

ugh mine's crap!
i always have to reach in with my hand and push them out
and it hurts

Pickles · Unread post by **Pickles** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 10:04 pm

jsgksu wrote:
shane wrote:ive got a nice little dealy thing thats a string winder + wirecutter.... now whoever invented that is a genius
Dont forget the bridge pin puller also, love that tool.

my string winder doubles as a bridge pin puller

i dont know how id pull the pegs without it.

gravedigger · Unread post by **gravedigger** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 8:46 am

I just push the string down the hole after I loosen it and the peg just comes right out.

does anyone here wind the strings as much as I do? I heard that really helps keeping it in tune. It takes a long time to change the strings but it seems to work nicely.

sunglassesatnight · Unread post by **sunglassesatnight** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 9:06 am

I wind my strings a lot. When I actually change them, the string circles the peg about four or five times on the low strings. On the high B and E, I have probably seven loops. I started doing this because my wire cutters are dull and slip off the string and cut me so I figured I'd wind them as much as possible.

gravedigger · Unread post by **gravedigger** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 9:11 am

my roomate used to get mad at me for winding my strings so neatly, because our place was always such a mess.

DustyDave · Unread post by **DustyDave** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 9:19 am

fatjack wrote:
DustyDave wrote:I always give the guitar a new haircut , i've several times where i've left them hanging , almost poked and eye out on myself

Cut the guitars hair , and cut it short
cutting them short isn't a very good idea either

If your guitar runs out of tune for cutting them too short , then you either put your strings on wrong , or your tuning pegs are very unstable .... The guitar stores i've been to in my life always have their guitars cut short " VERY SHORT " , and i cut mine to about 5mm or so , and it stays perfectly in tune on my end , so i would say that if your guitar goes out of tune because the strings are too short , then there is definetly something wrong somewhere , maybe you put the strings on wrong around the stringpost ?

NoNotThat · Unread post by **NoNotThat** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 9:37 am

gravedigger wrote:my roomate used to get mad at me for winding my strings so neatly, because our place was always such a mess.

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