michael saulnier Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 If so... What kind? guitplayer I'm still "guitplayer"! Check out my music if you like... http://www.michaelsaulnier.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverse the Curse Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 nope, cause I'm too broke to put it on my list of needs, and even when I have the cash I can't get to the store cause I don't gots no lisense. The forumite formerly known as Cooper. "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." John Lennon "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will finally know peace." Jimi Hendrix "Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens." Jimi Hendrix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennyf Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 All the frickin' time. The cheap plastic kind that can pull bridge pins too. (In an ugly, prying fashion.) band link: bluepearlband.com music, lessons, gig schedules at dennyf.com STURGEON'S LAW --98% of everything is bullshit. My Unitarian Jihad Name is: The Jackhammer of Love and Mercy. Get yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtual Jim Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 The cheap ones mentioned above that also have a cheap wire cutter attached are freakin' great. They don't last very long, but they're convenient as all hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 I've got three or four of the cheap ones that everyone else described (I use seperate cutters though) and I use them all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teahead Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 Me too. I dread changing strings without one. Although, I've often wondered how healthy the experience is for my tuning pegs? My Tele doesn't seem to mind, but my LP was always quite stiff and needed extra pressure. Tea. Pedal Clips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBBPaul Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 I use the cheap plastic ones on all my guitars except the PRS'; which don't need to be wound more than a half turn. Our new and improved website Today's sample tune: Lonesome One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 Don't use one I just change em by hand. Thought about getting one but haven't really needed one. And as far as the extra string length, I usually just curl them or leave them or do something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madgrinder Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 I use a 40-year-old midget to wind all my strings... and he cuts the ends with his teeth. ...it's Mr Stabby, da da da da da daaaah, da da da da da da daaaah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmo115 Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 I use the same guy as madgrinder. He's very good and he changes my socks too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miroslav Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 After 30+ years of never using one...a couple of months ago I finally bought one of those plastic ones with the built-in string stretchers (which really sucks...so still use my fingers to stretch). Just in the last week I was doing some maintenance on 3 of my guitars...and of course, I changed out the strings on 'em. I find that I'm mostly using the winder on the 3 high string...because there is usually more windings with them. But when I do the 3 low strings...it's pretty quick/easy to wind them by hand. Also...even though they make the winders "universal fitting"...it doesn't sit well on the tuners of some of my guitars...kinda' flops around when you're tuning it...so then I resort to using only my hand. If I never got one...I don't think I would have missed it...but it OK to have around for those high strings...and I can see where it would be help in a live-gig situation where you might need change out a broken string ASAP. miroslav - miroslavmusic.com "Just because it happened to you, it doesn't mean it's important." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antimatter Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 I have a bunch of those little plastic ones. Great invention I say. I couldn't imagine changing strings on a 12 string without one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmo115 Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 String winder??? I'm supposed to change my strings?? http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_6_3.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak Lander Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 Originally posted by Dennyf: All the frickin' time. The cheap plastic kind that can pull bridge pins too. (In an ugly, prying fashion.) Our Joint "When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it." The Duke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 I change my strings like pro instrument techs. No string winder necessary. But I have a few lying around, mostly for fun. In fact, I have a turbo-tune one that disassembles into a handle and drill-driver tuning bit. To change strings without a winder: Thread the ball end under the bridge pin or through the appropriate bridge hardware. Thread the end through the tuning machine post and pull until most slack is taken out of the string. Wind the end around the post and thread under the string as it curls around the post and tighten the string by hand. In seconds you'll lock down the leading end of the string under the initial wind around the post. Tune to pitch The secret is to learn how much slack provides just enough windings to provide a solid attachment between string and tuner without overdoing it or risking the end slipping out of the stranglehold made by the trailing end. Without this technique, it would take minutes instead of seconds for techs to replace strings in the middle of a performance. I've never been able to hear a difference in the timbre of any guitar strung this way against one where 3+ winds are made on a post. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miroslav Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 Originally posted by fantasticsound: The secret is to learn how much slack provides just enough windings to provide a solid attachment between string and tuner without overdoing it or risking the end slipping out of the stranglehold made by the trailing end.Funny...in 30+ years, I never tried tucking the end under the winding...or any type of over/under method of securing the end of the string??? After many string changes...I know by eye how much length I need to leave for each gauge so that the windings all fit properly around the post...a then I just stick the end through the hole about 1/4" out the other end... ...and I just wind the rest nice and neat so that the windings work their way down, without any overlaps in the windings. After that...a few good pulls on each string to take out it's natural stretchiness...and the strings are good to go and stay in tune pretty damn good! I've never had a-one slip out of the hole. I guess there are a few techniques that can work! miroslav - miroslavmusic.com "Just because it happened to you, it doesn't mean it's important." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 I didn't like tucking under. Used to string like you described. Then I realized how quick, easy, and solid the tuck under is. You only wind once or twice around making for a 10 second string replacement. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtual Jim Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 tucking works. locking tuners work better. Then you only have to worry about the weather affecting your pitch and intonation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 Yeah, I use a winder I've had for years going on decades, a black ABS-plastic one that may or may not have been a Dunlop. I always wind the strings as neatly and tightly as possible, in a way similar to that described by neil/fantasticsound. Someday I'll probably upgrade to locking tuners, once I get over fetishizing the "vintage" look... Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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