- 1). Loosen the tension of each guitar string by turning its corresponding tuning key. Then untangle each string from its tuning machine (the tuning machine is the metal piece on the head of the guitar that the strings are wrapped around). When doing so, make sure to note which size string goes where and which way the strings are wrapped around the tuning machine. Mimic this setup when putting on the new strings.
After you’ve untangled all of the strings from their tuning machines, pull the strings through the bridge to remove them. If your guitar has bridge pins, remove the pins with a pair of pliers before removing the strings from the bridge. - 2). Take the thinnest acoustic guitar string and string it through the hole in the bridge that corresponds to the string. If your guitar has bridge pins, place the ball of the string into the bridge hole and secure it into place by pressing a bridge pin inside the hole.
- 3). String the other end of the acoustic guitar string through the hole in the corresponding tuning machine. Make sure to string it through the same tuning machine that the thinnest guitar string was originally wrapped around.
- 4). Pull the string until it is tight. Then give the string enough slack so that you can wrap it around the tuning machine a few times.
- 5). Turn the tuning machine's tuning key to slowly wrap the string around the tuning machine. Make sure to wrap the string in the same direction that the old string was wrapped. When there is no more slack in the string, cut off the extra string and then use a tuner to adjust the string to its desired tension.
- 6). Repeat this process for each additional acoustic guitar string until you are finished replacing all of the strings. Then play the guitar to allow the new strings to stretch out. You will likely have to tune the guitar strings several times while the new strings stretch out.
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