HOW TO CORRECTLY MOUNT GUITAR STRINGS

Many are the different factors which will determine if you guitar will stay in tune or not (especially if you're using a tremolo), among which the condition of nut and bridge saddles, the condition of strings and tuning gears, and how strings are mounted.

As a guitar repairer and builder I noticed that often musicians suffering of tuning problems simply don't mount the strings properly.

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Now that you know how strings are mounted properly, in the set-up course you learn to mount strings properly and to adjust action, truss rod and intonation on your instrument.

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Here is a video which explains how to correctly mount strings on a fixed bridge guitar. This may seem a known and simple task but I am sure you will discover some new useful things here.

Following these simple instructions will dramatically improve your tuning and playing.

Galeazzo Frudua

As a luthier and guitar making and repair teacher, since 1988 he has built making more than 350 boutique guitars and basses priced from 2,900 to 5,600 Euros and repaired and customized thousands of stringed instruments. His instruments and amplifiers are used by flagship artists, such as Chick Corea, Peter Gabriel, Ennio Morricone, Carl Verheyen. He owns two YouTube channels—where he teaches music—that count over 40 million views and about 200,000 subscribers and almost 200.000 subscribers.