We’ve promised this to hundreds of customers over the years - and it’s finally here: a TME how-to video on clean, efficient string changes, featuring our very own Joe Klompus.
Whether you’re working with a solid peghead or a slotted peghead, this is your go-to reference for avoiding bleeding fingertips, scratched finishes, and messy wraps. And if you’re still tying knots around your tuning posts… well, we’ll help you break the habit.
Watch, learn, and drop a comment if there’s a future shop tip you’d love to see.
Thanks, Joe. That is a fantastic tutorial! No more knots; no more bleeding fingers! Yay!
Many thanks for teaching an old dog a new, and better trick. Really helpful after 60+ years of doing it poorly. Could you please make a similar video for classical guitar strings.
I am looking forward to trying this way. The different ways I’ve done this over the years have always been frustrating!
Nice video although you might clip off the excess string a little closer to the post (ouch!).
Thanks! I had an octave G on a twelve string come loose after I clipped it off, leaving it too short to use. Ever since I have left the excess string wound in a little curl in case it happened again. I never considered measuring the string length.
I also never have taken all the old strings off at one time. I guess I thought that releasing all that tension at once was not a good idea. Apparently it’s a reasonable thing to do.