[VB]

heres a kick ass article out of Wood and Steel, Taylors quarterly publication
Has some great info for the beginner and pro alike.... The restringing is what I have been preaching for years...http://www.taylorguitars.com/news/community/ws_spring_2005.pdf#page=10

 

[El_jalepeno]

Good post VB. Restringing is so often overlooked. One of the very few things I got from my three guitar lessons when I started out was how to properly restring a guitar. Priceless :thumb:

 

[VHF]

Nobody ever really taught me....I guess I just wing it......but I am actually cutting the ball end off my strings now and putting them in the right direction. I did just put a set of Markley coated strings (very expensive) on my Washburn and they sound REALLY sweet. They keep that acoustic scratch going for a long time.

The one thing I never knew was how to properly get those bridge pegs out. I just grab them with pliers and twist them loose. It says in that article to use end cutters and pull them up....I'll try that next time.:thumb:

 

[MattM]

glad taylor got an electric thing going finally...they make some awesome acoustics. :rock: id take a taylor over a martin anyday... :toothless
re-stringing is an art in itself...affects tuning, tone, string life...etc.

 

[Rythameen]

Thanks, very informative.

 

[VB]

Glad it helped ya VHfan... a freind posted it on another board and was kind enough to let me borrow it and stick it over here. Might as well share the wealth...
VB