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Can I string my own guitar?

Carlos Alonzo Rivera, MA
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Carlos Alonzo Rivera is a guitarist, composer, and educator based in San Francisco, California. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from California State University, Chico, as well as a Master of Music degree in Classical Guitar Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Carlos specializes in the following genres: classical, jazz. rock, metal and blues.

Carlos Alonzo Rivera, MA

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Definitely! Most steel strings have a ball at the end to help with stringing. When the string is in the bridge, replace the peg and make sure it's secure. Then, bend the string securely around the peg and wind up the peg to tighten the string. Keep turning the peg until you achieve the desired note.

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One of my guitar strings is too loose and I don't know how to tighten it, what should I do?

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Tuning the guitar should increase the tension of the strings. It should be impossible for strings to be too loose if you have tuned them to the proper tensions.

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How do I adjust a truss rod on an acoustic guitar?

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It will be a standard 3/16 adjuster inside the soundhole directly under the fretboard on most acoustics, but on some models (such as Taylors) it will be located on the headstock underneath the bell-shaped cover.

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My old vintage Gibson has F-holes instead of a standard sound hole; many other things are also different. How do I restring it properly?

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It depends upon how your guitar is built. There are many different bridges out there. Some are string-through-body constructions, some bridges are bolt-on. You just have to put your strings through the belonging bridge. Everything else is the same as in the article.

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