10. Changing Strings: Acoustic Guitar

Most of this procedure is exactly the same as for electric guitar (see previous page)- the acoustic guitar uses wooden or plastic pins to anchor the strings to the bridge.

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   Slacken the old string and remove the bridge pin. Most string winders have a notch for this purpose, but you should usually be able to manage with the fingers alone if you don’t have one; if the pin is stuck tight, many players use a coin or similar object to lever the pin out. This should be avoided as it can result in damage to the bridge.

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   The best technique in this case is to hold a coin underneath the pin (from inside the guitar-) and then push the pin out.

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   Once the pin is removed, feed the new string through the hole, ball end first.

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   Replace the pin, making sure that the groove in the pin is arranged so that the string will sit in the groove. (The groove should face the sound hole/neck.) Push the pin downwards and pull the string tight. The ball end is anchored between the inside of the guitar and the pin.

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