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Title: Just about to start my least favourite guitar maintenance task of all...
Post by: Antag on May 12, 2010, 01:48:45 PM
...so much so that I've only done it once in the 9 years I've owned the guitar  :oops:

Restringing my 12-string  :( :? :evil: :roll:

I've put it off as the strings got ever rustier & rustier, but last night one of them snapped (at the nut - that's never happened to me before :?) so I'm going to bite the bullet & get it done.

Wish me luck, I'm going in....
Title: Re: Just about to start my least favourite guitar maintenance task of all...
Post by: HTH AMPS on May 12, 2010, 02:28:44 PM
there is always the option of putting it in for a setup so you get out of the re-stringing  :wink:
Title: Re: Just about to start my least favourite guitar maintenance task of all...
Post by: tomjackson on May 12, 2010, 03:13:52 PM

Convert it to a Diddley Bow
Title: Re: Just about to start my least favourite guitar maintenance task of all...
Post by: Frank on May 12, 2010, 03:32:02 PM
Can't say I envy you, I've had a set of acoustic strings sat on my shelf for 6 months because I hate dealing with bridge pins.
Title: Re: Just about to start my least favourite guitar maintenance task of all...
Post by: FernandoDuarte on May 12, 2010, 04:49:50 PM
Good luck! I'd totally throw it to Feline do it :lol:
Title: Re: Just about to start my least favourite guitar maintenance task of all...
Post by: nfe on May 12, 2010, 05:02:01 PM
Could be worse man, I've had to restring a custom 12 string Martin with a slotted headstock, it's very first string change for a customer before he collected and had to not scratch the hell out of the inside of that headstock  :lol:
Title: Re: Just about to start my least favourite guitar maintenance task of all...
Post by: Afghan Dave on May 12, 2010, 05:36:17 PM
Could be worse man...

oh yes..

(http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/11725/Rick_Nielsen.jpg)
Title: Re: Just about to start my least favourite guitar maintenance task of all...
Post by: WezV on May 12, 2010, 06:20:46 PM
at least its worth it - 12 strings sound lovely... till they start going out of tune again ;)
Title: Re: Just about to start my least favourite guitar maintenance task of all...
Post by: gingataff on May 12, 2010, 06:31:53 PM
Could be worse man...

oh yes..

(http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/11725/Rick_Nielsen.jpg)

So that's what Albert Steptoe is up to these days.
Title: Re: Just about to start my least favourite guitar maintenance task of all...
Post by: Antag on May 12, 2010, 07:29:51 PM
Good luck! I'd totally throw it to Feline do it :lol:
Believe me, I was sorely tempted to drive the 60 miles to Feline's place with it :lol: (I have a few other things need doing too + I get to play with his HTH combo & Egnater M4 while I'm there :))

All done now.  Only took me the best part of an hour :oops:

Sadly, these D'Addario things don't look like they'll last the 6 or so years the Elixirs did (though they did sound like cr@p towards the end of that time :lol:)
Title: Re: Just about to start my least favourite guitar maintenance task of all...
Post by: Ted 'N' Leo on May 13, 2010, 12:30:23 PM
I've put it off as the strings got ever rustier & rustier, but last night one of them snapped (at the nut - that's never happened to me before :?)

EXACT same thing happened to me last night! Conspiracy?