How the heck did this happen?!

[zeebow]

i've don't this before, i was able to back out the string and restring the right way. we all make mistakes, some of us just don't admit it or talk about it

i would redo it, more practice anyway

[Orm_Embar]

I was thinking the same thing. Just unwind them and rewind correctly. Use one hand to hold tension on the string as you unwind it.

[mgap]

Put a capo on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd fret, and rewind the strings.  I bet a whole bunch of us have done you did. Ha

[Epic Audio]

Good advice from MGap. Also, I have seen worse. Good luck.

[Jersey tuning]

Congratulations on mastering the Rolyat method of restringing.

[cotten]

I'm just glad you have such a fun outlook on it, and that you're posting in such a friendly, happy place. There are places on the internet where people would be mean spirited and ugly, as if they've completely forgotten the first time they put new strings on their guitars. I remembered seeing this picture somewhere - your job is MUCH better!



cotten

[TaylorGirl]

I'm just glad you have such a fun outlook on it, and that you're posting in such a friendly, happy place. There are places on the internet where people would be mean spirited and ugly, as if they've completely forgotten the first time they put new strings on their guitars. I remembered seeing this picture somewhere - your job is MUCH better!



cotten

Holy cow! What a horrible mess! Just happy to see it wasn't done on a Taylor!

[cotten]

I agree, TaylorGirl, though I have it on pretty good authority that not all Martin Brand X guitar lovers string their guitars like this. One of 'em told me that he made sure to get one with good, well tuned strings already on it. Says it's saved him a lot of time and trouble over the years!   

cotten

[tenbender]

I think everyone has done something like this at one time

[Epic Audio]

I think everyone has done something like this at one time

Some have even done it two times (or more). You can sometimes tell how late into the night a sting was changed.

[Swamp Yankee]

I picked up a tenor uke in a rather high end guitar shop the other day and they'd tuned the G and A strings to tighten by turning clockwise, and the C and E strings to tighten counterclockwise.