Author Topic: Changing Guitar Strings (Read 164 times)

flaxattack · « **Reply #15 on:** March 30, 2009, 09:58:03 AM »

schmootze adds character to the sound of your instrument
would you remove schmootze from a Stradivarius?

:-o

olieoliver · « **Reply #16 on:** March 30, 2009, 10:21:10 AM »

I never cut my strings off. I will keep the last set taken off as spares in case I break a string, which I haven't in years on my bass and ironically I've never broken a string on my guitar.

I would imagine the original owners of a Stradivarius did clean them

peoplechipper · « **Reply #17 on:** March 30, 2009, 11:52:42 PM »

I loosen the tension first, then cut them. In my guitars, they usually started breaking about an hour after I thought they sounded dead...I got really good at changing guitars mid-song though; my bandmates were always a little awed by that(the only part of my playing they were awed by...)

I would remove schmootze from a Strad, it ain't part of the sound...some people goop up their fretboards and I guess that becomes part of their sound, but maybe they should wash their hands more...

wideload · « **Reply #18 on:** March 31, 2009, 04:38:10 PM »

If you take off all the strings, how do you know which ones go where?

lbpesq · « **Reply #19 on:** March 31, 2009, 04:55:29 PM »

You mean there are specific places they are supposed to go? Wow, whoda thunk it!

Bill, tgo

paulman · « **Reply #20 on:** April 02, 2009, 08:48:31 AM »

I remember reading that when D Boone and Mike Watt of the Minutemen first started to play, they didn't even know there was such a thing as tuning...they thought people either preferred their strings tight or loose. Pretty funny

I prefer mine to be tight, but not too tight.

lbpesq · « **Reply #21 on:** April 02, 2009, 12:41:44 PM »

Got my powerpeg. Pretty nifty little gadget for only $20. Kind of like a pistol grip electric screwdriver with a head that fits over the tuner knobs. I'll be changing some strings this weekend and will report back with a full review.

Bill, tgo

paulman · « **Reply #22 on:** April 06, 2009, 08:24:33 AM »

Hey Bill, any string snappin' over the weekend? *giggle*

lbpesq · « **Reply #23 on:** April 09, 2009, 10:32:47 AM »

Well, I finally got a chance to try out the Powerpeg last night on Big Irv. I figured why beat around the bush? Go for the most difficult challenge, the 12 string! I can report back that, for about $20, this is one cool little gizmo. It definitely made the re-stringing an easier and quicker task. It turns at a good speed - not too fast, not too slow. I can also see how it would be great for oiling those old Kluson-type tuners and others that require periodic lubrication. All-in-all Billy Bob says two thumbs up!

Bill, tgo

jalevinemd · « **Reply #24 on:** April 09, 2009, 09:07:40 PM »

Nice to know. Thanks for the update.