Many amateur musicians, in particular those who learn to play the guitar, sooner or later face the need to change strings. This article is devoted to how to pull the strings on the guitar, how to do it as correctly and safely as possible, because in such a case caution and concentration are needed.
Types of Strings
To understand how to properly install the strings, you first need to understand what their types exist. At the moment, the world knows 2 types of running strings: metal and synthetic. The first are more rigid, require strong tension. Such strings are recommended to be installed on guitars having an anchor (reinforced structure).
Installing metal strings on classical guitars can lead to damage to a musical instrument, but they play much louder. Synthetic strings for a classical guitar are light and very convenient for beginners, for a long time they retain their performance. On such strings fingers are much less sore, there is no need to exert much effort to clamp the bar.
String installation
The installation process of both nylon (synthetic) and metal strings will be considered on acoustic and classical guitar in order to visually see how to string the strings on the guitar. First of all, you need to insert the string into a special hole and securely fasten it. Next, the second end of the string must be inserted into the hole of the corresponding stake, but not too much so that the string does not stick out.
Sticking strings used to be in vogue, but now there’s nothing “cool” about it - just a torn case. The rest of the string you just need to wrap on a peg. After all the strings are installed and fixed, you need to gradually begin to pull one after another, thereby increasing their tension. To begin with, it is recommended to pull all the strings so that they cease to rattle, and then adjust each individually. This will greatly speed up the process. Today, there are many ways to
tune your guitar, for example, an online tuner or a regular tuner, tuning fork, and so on. Another good piece of advice: before you start pulling the strings, you can stretch them. This is done manually from the top mount to the stand. The installation of metal strings is slightly different. For example, from below, they do not need to be fixed with various nodes, due to the presence of special balls (clamps) on metal strings that perform the function of fastening. Metal strings need to be pulled a little harder, and after a few hours the procedure must be repeated.
Useful Tips
Here are a few more tips on how to pull strings on your guitar. Tighten them with extreme caution! The total tension force is about 50 kg, which is quite dangerous for health. In this regard, the procedure must be carried out slowly, carefully and securely fixing each string (thin ones have a great chance to break or fly off the mount). Both nylon and metal can be wiped with special tools so that they retain their performance for longer.
How to determine the price
If you touch on the question of how much the strings for a guitar cost, then we can say that it all depends on their quality and the manufacturer. For example, the cheapest metal strings cost about 90-100 rubles, nylon strings even less. The price of high-quality metal strings is approximately 500-800 rubles.
Answering the question of how to string the strings on the guitar, it is impossible to say with confidence that, having read this article, a person with a 100% guarantee will be able to carry out the installation without problems. Everything is learned in practice, everything comes with experience. Having information, it is important to be able to use it. Use you too!