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Post by ocarolan on Sept 23, 2013 16:03:29 GMT
Not me, but this bloke is good - Could be a good game for Halifax meeting...? Keith
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Post by Banadog on Sept 23, 2013 16:57:50 GMT
Cheating..for a start he cuts the strings, the old strings should really be replaced in the corresponding envelopes of the new ones. He just chucks the packets on the floor. Then he uses a stringwinder thingy, which will leave circular marks on the side of the headstock. Plus he's liable to lose an eye tuning up the strings like that. Apart from that, not bad
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Post by fatfingerjohn on Sept 23, 2013 17:22:42 GMT
Thanks for an interesting post. There are a few points of interest raised, some of which have been commented on.
--cutting the old strings off. I never even thought of doing this and it's much quicker, even when some of the pins won't come out! There is no need for me to continue keeping old strings; a couple of spare emergency sets is enough. I wonder if the sudden tension release is safe? --string winder. I have used one for years and have never marked my guitar; it saves time and hand ache so it works well for me. --it helps to have the jig that he uses but I just sit with guitar on my lap. If I was a pro guitar doctor and doing a few changes a day then I'd definitely make one up.
It usually takes me about 20-25 minutes to change a set, but of this somewhere near 10 mins are giving the whole thing a good clean with the strings off; body and fretboard and getting into those little corners by the bridge and the nut, checking fret wear and maintenance if required. This is part of the enjoyment of giving your best mate some love and affection and shouldn't be rushed.
So, I might use the string cutting bit and then take my time.
Good video though.
FFJ
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Post by jonnymosco on Sept 23, 2013 19:32:38 GMT
Impressive - some techniques to adopt - he must have perfect pitch.
Jonny
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Post by ocarolan on Sept 23, 2013 22:44:09 GMT
Impressive - some techniques to adopt - he must have perfect pitch. Jonny Not necessarily Jonny....strobe tuner on shelf - you can see him looking at it when tuning the 6th string at the beginning of the tune up. Once that is done it's relatively simple to tweak the others into tune by ear. The first unsuccessful strum isn't surprising as the strings would be settling and changing as others tighten. So he tweaks the low E once again - looking at the tuner, and repeats the quick by ear tuning of the other strings to get at least a passable temporary result. FFJ - there was probably not a great deal of sudden tension release when he cut the strings - he'd already loosened at least some of them - you can hear him doing so in the initial seconds when the ticking clock is full screen. Not convinced I can hear him doing more than four though - maybe he left the unwound strings at full tension? Could be, looking at the vid carefully. I always cut the strings on my pinless bridge guitars as it's way quicker, and less potentially damaging than trying to feed the bent and curly ends back through. It saves a lot of unwinding tuners too, though I do take a lot of the tension off them first. It is possible with care to just go for it, all 6 strings fully tight and at one snip with a suitable tool - I've seen it done, but I wouldn't fancy risking that myself! Also, very good to see that the bridge pins are easily removable by hand, as they should be. Fun vid though eh? Keith
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Post by scripsit on Sept 24, 2013 1:34:34 GMT
Very impressive, and I don't notice anything about his technique that I'd take exception to except the discarding of old stuff on the floor.
I wish I had his confidence to do the tuner post wrapping so comprehensively before the strings are taut.
Kym
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