i strung my guitar badly? ?

Question

so.......i have a classical guitar, and 3 strings broke, so i strung some new ones. and i'm not sure that i did it well. what can happen ??can they slide away so my guitar will always get out of tune??? ( i know that when they the strings are new they get often out of tune, but i replaced mine a week ago and it never stays tuned.)

Answer 1

Best solution, take it to a music store and let them show you how to string it correctly. Next best solution, get together with a friend who knows what they are doing and let them show you how to tie the string. You can also go to a luthier or a teacher and ask them to show you.

I also stuck a few links below that take you step by step through the process so you can actually see it. Hope this helps,

Answer 2

If you have strung it correctly at the saddle, when you slip the strings through the hole, thread the end of the string under itself as it winds up on the post. This will keep the tension full so it'll stay in tune and not slip. Once the guitar is strung and tuned, pull the string up away from the face of the guitar to stretch it out and retune it. Also - you should replace all the strings if they were old enough to break.

Answer 3

You have put nylon strings on and not sreel? OK, good. Now, take off the strings that are slipping. One at a time, push each string through the hole in the bridge from the neck side, so that there is a short length of string on the soundbox. Take this short length, and bring it over the bridge, under the stringtehn wrap it round itself on the othr side of the saddle. This is called a Timber Hitch. When u pull the string tight up to the machine head, the tension will keep the string in place. Now push the othe end of the string through the hole in the machine head roller, pull it fairky tight and turn the machine head. It will take up the slack and eventually come into tune. Keep playing it as u tighten til u get the right note. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

I play classical guitar also and it takes about a week for them to settle down, I bought another guitar so now I don't have to worry about tuning it every five minutes, I put on the new strings and tune them every day. The biggest mistake that I see with my students is that they take the pitch too high, nylon strings have to be done slowly, not all at one time. Why not go on to this site and tune, they have a free electronic tuner. http://www.8notes.com/. It does take a while for those nylons to settle down so be patience, they'll settle, just make sure that you don't take them above pitch, do it gradually, hope this helped !!!!!!! P.S. When you get on 8notes click on the guitar, and then the third one down says free guitar lessons and on that you'll see "tune your guitar."

Answer 5

You can also ruin the neck if you leave strings not on right tied on for too long, Do you have nylon or plated strings? For plated strings unravel the end of it and wait to cut them down until your done, start w/ the low E, and use the unraveled thread to pull the string as tight as possible and tie it off as tight as you can, tune first, then trim them to fit.

Answer 6

I usually defer to cconsaul on matters such as this, but a quick Google search came up with the link below which has good illustrations of the basic tying techniques, plus some ideas for alternative techniques that I had never considered, but definitely will for my next string change. Take a peek.

Answer 7

yeah you did
they are suppose to stay the same