Guitar TIP-Stringing a Nylon String Guitar

Buster B. Jones shows you his fast technique for changing nylon strings. If you're a gut string player you'll love this video.

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• nylon
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• changing
• classical
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• Buster

[vester8099]

hey can anybody give me tips for stringing a nylong string on my modern acoustic guitar i don't really have a classic guitar and i really want to have 1 but my mom says stick to what i have so i bought a nylon string i already stringed the EAGDB string all i need now is the e string the first string everytim i string it, it suddenly pops out i need help

[BreshDigitalTV]

If you're trying to put nylon strings on a regular acoustic you may want to buy nylon strings that already have a "ball" on the end. I'm not sure which companies make them but they do exist..

Bresh

[Demoras]

That's one sexy looking classical guitar!

Thanks for the guide, nice and easy to follow, but I have one question.

I usually switch between tunings every now and then. Normally I play in standard tuning, but sometimes I play in Drop D and in Open G as well. Will your stringing method work fine with these tunings, or should I leave some more slack?

[BreshDigitalTV]

No.. Works fine.. BBJ

[missyaewon]

umm..i just bought guitar strings, and at the end of my thickest e string(first string), theres a gold circly thing...sorry i dont know the name of it...can i cut that off, because i can't get the end to go through the hole where the tuners are.

[BreshDigitalTV]

If you're serious, take up the fiddle.. BBJ

[reyn1r]

GREAT VID!, very helpful! took me about 1 and a 1/2 hour trying to restring my nylon guitar before i found this vid, next time I will probably not be thinking about smashing the guitar against the wall when restringing. once again thanks

[LISA11772]

Can i put light bronze strings on a guitar like this?

[ArmorKingRulez]

@BreshDigitalTV

Or you could just tie a knot on that string just like I do...

[bluesgurugod]

@jeffjuan209 you can put a little slack if you want. The way Buster does it is good though - once you tune you will have the string wound several times at the top. Just follow exactly as he does it.

[bluesgurugod]

@mrpentium Although most classical guitarists only change one string at a time (meaning one per week or more) there is nothing wrong with removing all the strings. If the guitar is well built there should be no issue whatsoever. However, what you must never do is cut strings that are tightened to tension. Always unwind your strings before removing (or cutting) so that you gently release the tension from the neck.

Hope that helps.

[jeffjuan209]

so wait you put no slack on nylon strings when restringing?

[geetarman1973]

This is first time I have changed strings on my classical using Buster's method here. Wow what a difference this made...saved at least 20-25 minutes...and no strings slipping whatsoever. Thank you Buster B-RIP

[davegilesuk]

Or I've heard you can do three strings at a time. I tend remove three, replace them, then remove the next three and replace them so the head is always under tension.

[sephiroth87932]

my treble strings have scratches and one is "chipping away" and i put in a new d string and it is so much shinier than the E and A strings should i change them all? the strings haven't been touched in 5 or so years and yeah...so should i change them now?

[mitchskater]

usually on higher quality guitars you don't have to worry about it

[mrpentium]

One note. You should NOT remove all the strings as shown here, because it releases all the tension on the neck, which causes it to bend back, then forward again when pressure is reapplied...better to do it one by one....