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Restringing question

londonoudi - 10-17-2011 at 07:07 AM

So Im gonna attempt to restring for the first time.

I'm gonna follow the same pattern that is already there (Kind of standard I think). The only thing Im not sure about is what order do I put the strings in. Do I just work one by one from bass up to treble (downwards as it were).

So bass F then F; then the AA then the dd etc... ?
thanks

littleseb - 10-17-2011 at 07:19 AM

i usually start from the treble strings and work my way down.
i do it the traditional way, but some on here have worked out ways to not over-cross strings, and reckon that's the better, but i'm happy doing it the way it's always been done.

londonoudi - 10-17-2011 at 12:33 PM

Thanks. I was looking at the way my one was done and it seems it was done from bass upwards, but either way I guess as long as there is no fancy order then it should be pretty straight forward (famous last words!)

littleseb - 10-17-2011 at 01:03 PM

this is how i do it: