Changing strings
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Bruce Bjork
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Changing strings
How many of you all get a heart attack trying to put the ball ends on their posts?
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Joseph Vinsik
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Ball ends fix
Heads up, Justice Guitars uses a piano mute to hold string on the post.
I know this because i had my guitar there for work and watched. The mutes are a rubber wedge with a wire handle, put your string on the post then wedge it with the mute, problem solved. They can be bought on ebay and most likely on amazon, and they are cheap.
Happy picking!
I know this because i had my guitar there for work and watched. The mutes are a rubber wedge with a wire handle, put your string on the post then wedge it with the mute, problem solved. They can be bought on ebay and most likely on amazon, and they are cheap.
Happy picking!
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Larry Ball
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Yes , I am not a fan of those pins either. I prefer the slots. I use an eraser which I shaped to place against the pin which then holds the ball in place . That allows me to wind the string in place without the ball coming off the pin.
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Bruce Bjork
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I use a wedge to hold the strings in the problem is putting the ball end on string 9 and 6.
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Dan Beller-McKenna
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Slots are easier (and all my current steels have them). But ask me about slots after I change strings on the C6 neck. I can spend half a day getting the 10th string to stay in there; even the 9th can be dicey. I did manage to get them both on the first try last time, having developed a multistep system to prep them. But, man!, they can be a pain!
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Bobby D. Jones
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Getting the little finger pin in the brass ring is first hurtle. Grip the string in off hand about 2 inches from ball, Put a gentle 90 degree bend is string above the holding hand. Grip the string in strong hand and rotate your strong hand in a arc, This allows you to rotate the ball to align the hole with the finger pin and slide the brass ball on the pin. Then wedge the ball in place with eraser or wood side of a clothes pin or drink straw.
When installing the large wound strings. Check close that the brass ball slides tight against the finger. If the ball will not slight tight against the finger. Check the winding, The winding may need flattened (With vice grips or pliers), For firm contact between the changer finger and brass ball.
If the brass ball is not tight against the finger when pressure is applied to the string, Bending or breaking of the pin is possible. Then it is a whole New Problem.
When installing the large wound strings. Check close that the brass ball slides tight against the finger. If the ball will not slight tight against the finger. Check the winding, The winding may need flattened (With vice grips or pliers), For firm contact between the changer finger and brass ball.
If the brass ball is not tight against the finger when pressure is applied to the string, Bending or breaking of the pin is possible. Then it is a whole New Problem.