What a useful video, I wish I should've known all this tips last year, I had to change strings to at least 6 guitars in a school I was doing my internship. I will use this video in the future. Thanks!, sharing it with everyone
I've seen other videos on changing strings but yours is so much more detailed, Thanks! I've never seen the tip of pinching the base strings at the bridge, how to stretch the strings and many other things. This is what I'm going to follow from now on.
Hey Marshall! Great timing on this video, I am about to change nylon strings for the first time so Thank You. I really enjoyed the videos with Brandon A. and Rob S. Building the guitar and the blindfold tests. Glad I found your channel, just subscribed! Cheers 🍻
Was introduced to you on Brandon Acker's UA-cam channel. Thank you for showing your knowledge. Your skill makes what you do look effortless. Excellent vid. Subscribed.
This is a topic that most of guitars players thinks they really know, but the experience is the big professor, this little step of winding for some direction that make me lost two firsts strings of Augustine because the tension of string was going to the top and the the nut literaly cut the string with the friction of playing : (m but lesson learned. Thank you for the video its little steps that make a lot of difference, and confirms that i`m doing something right after the failures .
How do you know he is correct? I mean if you don't know the correct way to put on strings then what makes you decide that he is correct and other people are loads of bulshit? The other people might be right for all you know. Do you see what I mean? How can you judge between a good technique and a bad technique unless you _already_ know what a good technique is?
@@Ana_crusis, I don’t think there is only one “correct way” as you put it. The way you phrased they suggests a subtle bias. He does discuss in depth his reasoning, which is typically devoid in other online resources. I also tend to hold in higher regard the opinions of someone who’s life work and family heritage revolve specifically around classical guitars, their restoration, and construction. I feel fairly confident he has seen the gamut of ways improper practices can negatively affect a guitar.
@@FiddleSticks800 you have completely avoided the philosophical point I made about the nature of knowledge if you do not know the difference between a good technique and a bad technique (and you clearly state that you didn't) then how can you tell someone that what they have shown you is good? You simply can't possibly know. You're intuitions and what you "feel" and what you think without any solid backup knowledge are irrelevant. I'm not really talking about this man and his guitar studio. I'm talking about your comment to him and what that implies. It is perhaps an epistemological question.
@@FiddleSticks800I never said anything about there being only one "correct way". to the contrary you did. You are telling him his way is good and correct and better than all the other videos around the place. My question to you was, put basically, how do you know that? On what basis is that knowledge affirmed?
Interesting. Not sure i agree with everything you do. Putting the strings on the bridge fine I do the same as you. Fixing them to the winders on the head? Slightly different. I can see your point but I've been threading the thinner strings the E and B through the winder twice for the last 40 or 50 years and it hasn't caused the tiniest problem. But maybe I'll try out your idea next time I change the strings. I'm always willing to learn a better system. Stretching the strings: you say don't pull them up but famous guitarists have pulled the strings up at the 12 fret while they tighten them, initially. And recommended it. People such as Julian Bream. We all know classical guitar strings stretch like mad. Raising them above the standard pitch half a tone higher is something we all do almost automatically because we all know they will keep stretching and dropping in pitch. You won't succeed in keeping them up in the correct pitch the first time by just raising them once. They will just stretch as all strings do.
I think Spruce, and Cedar are about the same. It is good to have a good Hygrometer to check on the humidity of your guitar. Cedar may be a little more sensitive to temperatures.
A question regarding the 1st and 6th string: The Martin guitar company also has a nice restringing video, which I followed in great detail many times. Why are you not stringing the 1st and 6th string to the inside? They say it's better because the string is less likely to rub on the spoon (the slanted portion before the actual slot in the headstock). I do understand that Martin guitars wants to provide a "safe" way suited for historic instruments as well (which may require more protection than a newer guitar). Or does it simply have more to do with the position of the hole in the tuner peg?
Great tips! What is your opinion about changing one string at a time when changing a full set? I've always felt like taking all the strings off and then putting all the new ones on seems stressful on the guitar... but I'm probably just being paranoid lol. It also makes it harder to clean my fingerboard if Im changing one string at a time.
I usually like to change the whole set, and it is not stressful for the guitar. If I do not change the whole set, I will only change the basses. When the string breaks, usually they are pretty dead and will have a disparity in sound.
Hey Marshel, I have a question about wolf notes on a classical guitar. What causes a wolf note, and are there any fixes? The reason why I ask is because whenever I play a c natural across the fingerboard, I get a wolf note. The only thing that helps is tuning my guitar to A=435.
Sewing Machine Oil or a light general lubricating oil is far better than petroleum jelly. The jelly will attract and hold dirt and grime, eventually accelerating the wear on the components.
@@kenwhisler There's local no distributor for Kroil. A local guitar shop likes to use Tamiya F Grease, but that compound contains PFAS, so I'm not a fan.
This is the best video on this subject that I’ve seen (and I’ve seen a lot).
Thanks Marshal, I find your way to be quick, easy, no knots on the headstock, just locks the string in!
Keep up the good work...
What a useful video, I wish I should've known all this tips last year, I had to change strings to at least 6 guitars in a school I was doing my internship. I will use this video in the future.
Thanks!, sharing it with everyone
Nice one, Marshall, good to see a well tested technique properly demonstrated… cheers. K.👍
I've seen other videos on changing strings but yours is so much more detailed, Thanks!
I've never seen the tip of pinching the base strings at the bridge, how to stretch the strings and many other things.
This is what I'm going to follow from now on.
Great to see you back with new video.😄
Thanks! 😃
Always make me happy when you put a new video out.
Hey Marshall! Great timing on this video, I am about to change nylon strings for the first time so Thank You. I really enjoyed the videos with Brandon A. and Rob S. Building the guitar and the blindfold tests. Glad I found your channel, just subscribed! Cheers 🍻
Was introduced to you on Brandon Acker's UA-cam channel. Thank you for showing your knowledge. Your skill makes what you do look effortless. Excellent vid. Subscribed.
Welcome aboard!
@@MarshallBrune Which wood is more resistant to humidity? Cedar, or Spruce, as far as the top wood?
Simple and to the point 👍
This is a topic that most of guitars players thinks they really know, but the experience is the big professor, this little step of winding for some direction that make me lost two firsts strings of Augustine because the tension of string was going to the top and the the nut literaly cut the string with the friction of playing : (m but lesson learned. Thank you for the video its little steps that make a lot of difference, and confirms that i`m doing something right after the failures .
Marshall, you’re the man!!! Plz more and more videos!!!
Hey mate good info there. Thanks and cheers from Queensland Australia 😊
Glad you enjoyed it
I'm an occasional player, and I hate to replace strings. I much appreciate your tips in this video.
nice to see you again!
Nice! I do it the same way you do. Waiting the series about guitar construction.
Thanks, your way will speed things up for me.
Thank you for the video
Great video Marshall!
I really enjoy your guitar builds and repairs. Your tips and tricks are the best!
Thank you Marshall, great learning points!
Awesome video! Very helpful!
You are the best!
thank you! I didn't know some of the tricks you hgave shown.
You are a good man god bleess u
Thanks for setting me straight. There is a lot of conflicting advice out there. You cut through the BS with trustable authority.
How do you know he is correct? I mean if you don't know the correct way to put on strings then what makes you decide that he is correct and other people are loads of bulshit? The other people might be right for all you know. Do you see what I mean? How can you judge between a good technique and a bad technique unless you _already_ know what a good technique is?
@@Ana_crusis, I don’t think there is only one “correct way” as you put it. The way you phrased they suggests a subtle bias. He does discuss in depth his reasoning, which is typically devoid in other online resources. I also tend to hold in higher regard the opinions of someone who’s life work and family heritage revolve specifically around classical guitars, their restoration, and construction. I feel fairly confident he has seen the gamut of ways improper practices can negatively affect a guitar.
@@FiddleSticks800 you have completely avoided the philosophical point I made about the nature of knowledge if you do not know the difference between a good technique and a bad technique (and you clearly state that you didn't) then how can you tell someone that what they have shown you is good? You simply can't possibly know. You're intuitions and what you "feel" and what you think without any solid backup knowledge are irrelevant.
I'm not really talking about this man and his guitar studio. I'm talking about your comment to him and what that implies.
It is perhaps an epistemological question.
@@FiddleSticks800I never said anything about there being only one "correct way". to the contrary you did.
You are telling him his way is good and correct and better than all the other videos around the place. My question to you was, put basically, how do you know that? On what basis is that knowledge affirmed?
Great job
yes a new one lets go
Interesting. Not sure i agree with everything you do. Putting the strings on the bridge fine I do the same as you. Fixing them to the winders on the head? Slightly different. I can see your point but I've been threading the thinner strings the E and B through the winder twice for the last 40 or 50 years and it hasn't caused the tiniest problem. But maybe I'll try out your idea next time I change the strings. I'm always willing to learn a better system.
Stretching the strings: you say don't pull them up but famous guitarists have pulled the strings up at the 12 fret while they tighten them, initially. And recommended it. People such as Julian Bream.
We all know classical guitar strings stretch like mad. Raising them above the standard pitch half a tone higher is something we all do almost automatically because we all know they will keep stretching and dropping in pitch. You won't succeed in keeping them up in the correct pitch the first time by just raising them once. They will just stretch as all strings do.
Wow I use the floppy end no more for me
Hi. Which soundboard wood is more resistant to changes in temperature and humidity? Spruce or cedar?
I've wondered the same thing, but no one seems to have talked about it.
I think Spruce, and Cedar are about the same. It is good to have a good Hygrometer to check on the humidity of your guitar. Cedar may be a little more sensitive to temperatures.
It would be interesting to hear from @Marshall Brune
@@hargisP2 Indeed. @MarshallBrune
Severed fingers should go to the ER with the patient.😆
Hello, what do you think of lubrication of the nut with graphite powder?
A question regarding the 1st and 6th string: The Martin guitar company also has a nice restringing video, which I followed in great detail many times. Why are you not stringing the 1st and 6th string to the inside? They say it's better because the string is less likely to rub on the spoon (the slanted portion before the actual slot in the headstock). I do understand that Martin guitars wants to provide a "safe" way suited for historic instruments as well (which may require more protection than a newer guitar).
Or does it simply have more to do with the position of the hole in the tuner peg?
Nice finger
Great tips! What is your opinion about changing one string at a time when changing a full set? I've always felt like taking all the strings off and then putting all the new ones on seems stressful on the guitar... but I'm probably just being paranoid lol. It also makes it harder to clean my fingerboard if Im changing one string at a time.
I usually like to change the whole set, and it is not stressful for the guitar.
If I do not change the whole set, I will only change the basses. When the string breaks, usually they are pretty dead and will have a disparity in sound.
Hey Marshel, I have a question about wolf notes on a classical guitar. What causes a wolf note, and are there any fixes? The reason why I ask is because whenever I play a c natural across the fingerboard, I get a wolf note. The only thing that helps is tuning my guitar to A=435.
you could test changing the size of the soundhole via screens or sleeves, and if that works try something more permanent.
Also, how would you tie carbon strings, which tend to slip?
I tie them the same way. This method almost never fails.
@@MarshallBrune Triple wind, last crossing behind the tie block always slips for me. Using La Bella Vivace Hards.
I can't get 3in1 in my country. Is a bit of petroleum jelly an acceptable substitute?
Sewing Machine Oil or a light general lubricating oil is far better than petroleum jelly.
The jelly will attract and hold dirt and grime, eventually accelerating the wear on the components.
@@MarshallBrune Same deal with lithium grease?
Can you get Kroil in your country? It’s the same thing.
@@kenwhisler There's local no distributor for Kroil. A local guitar shop likes to use Tamiya F Grease, but that compound contains PFAS, so I'm not a fan.
Who the hell burns their classical guitar strings?!?