tightening the strings

Grachi · Post by **Grachi** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:56 pm

hey. i just had a quick question.

when you put new strings on the guitar and then wind them so they become tight, does it matter which way to tighten them? for example. if your holding the guitar like your about to play, the 6,5,4 strings i turned counter clockwise. then the 3,2,1 (higher pitch strings) I turned clockwise, except the 1 string i turned the wrong way.

does that matter that that string isn't turned like the others?

i was worried it would put weird stress on the wood but its only the e string (its small anyway) but I wanted to check with u guys cause you know your stuff.

thanks

guitardmb · Post by **guitardmb** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:34 am

Well when I first started playing I turned them the wrong way and it didnt do anything to the tuning. I am not sure if it ruins the wood but it could I guess. The right way to turn them is to have the string curling around the peg on the inside of the head. So the E A and D strings would curl to the left around the peg, and the G B and E strings curl to the right around the peg.

Sort Of A Protest Song · Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:05 am

I was told that when you look at the peg straight on, always turn it left

c_tietze · Post by **c_tietze** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:54 am

http://www.uncletim.com/setup.htm

c_tietze · Post by **c_tietze** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:54 am

sry " "

c_tietze · Post by **c_tietze** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:55 am

I hate triple posts

Grachi · Post by **Grachi** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 12:18 pm

alright thanks guys. ill probably just unwind that string and wind it the other way. just to be safe.

czech · Post by **czech** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:04 pm

c_tietze wrote:http://www.uncletim.com/setup.htm

i dont like stringing that way, tends to make my strings break wway easier.

dmbguitar718 · Post by **dmbguitar718** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 4:57 pm

yes, it does matter. the strings should always be towards the middle of the neck.

T714 · Post by **T714** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:37 pm

http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/Musicia ... ging1.html

Lbacker · Post by **Lbacker** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 6:24 pm

Twisting the pegs the wrong way will lead to the nut breaking(also known as nutting or breakin nutt). Always have the leading edge of the string on the rightside of the left pegs, and leftside of the ride pegs(Looking @ the guitar).

guitardmb · Post by **guitardmb** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 6:48 pm

Sort Of A Protest Song wrote:I was told that when you look at the peg straight on, always turn it left

That works too.

Grachi · Post by **Grachi** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 1:23 am

this isnt my guitar, but this is exactly how my strings are wound

i fixed the e string so it is like what I was talking about in this picture

so this is how I have it, and i had the e string wound the other way, and thats what i was asking, but i just restrung it anyway so it looks like this

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guitardmb · Post by **guitardmb** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 9:00 am

Grachi wrote:this isnt my guitar, but this is exactly how my strings are wound

i fixed the e string so it is like what I was talking about in this picture

so this is how I have it, and i had the e string wound the other way, and thats what i was asking, but i just restrung it anyway so it looks like this

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well that picture is what it is supposed to look like.

Grachi · Post by **Grachi** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 4:08 pm

ok just checking. i never knew honestly and i had that one string messed up so i wondered if it would have any effect.

its all good now.