Need advice on proper string changes with my New Luke

[Sweat]

Anyone have advice on prope way to change strings with the Schaller Locking Tuners, just recieved a Luke for Christmas and have never had a guitar with this type of tuners, googled but did not find what I was looking for.

Beagle

 

[mbgreene]

From the Music Man FAQ

: How should I change the strings on my guitar?

A: The best way to restring your guitar is one at a time to keep tension on the neck. It is not recommended to take all of the strings off at once. If you need to remove them for cleaning or to do some repair work, you will probably need to readjust the neck and re-intonate the guitar.

FOR SCHALLER LOCKING TUNERS:

After removing the old string, loosen the thumbwheel screw in the back of the tuner of the string you are going to change. After inserting the string into the back of the tremolo plate in back and over the saddle (it is not necessary to remove the trem plate), run the string all the way up to the correct tuner. Re-tighten the thumbwheel screw until the string does not move out of the hole in the tuner (do not over-tighten) With a good pair of wire cutters, cut the excess string. Tune the string to pitch.



There's no need to wrap with the locking tuners. just pull through with basic tension, lock and tune to pitch.

Good Luck and welcome. Enjoy the Luke

 

[OrangeChannel]

make sure before you unlock the thumbscrew on the back of the tuner, that you slack the string first...so downtune it and then unlock the thumblock...otherwise you're going to get a large BIIIIIINGGGGGGG! This of course is the string flying out of the post because it was at proper tension when you loosened it. No wraps either! I want to kill people that wrap locking keys. Good luck!

 

[jappy]

I have church practice at different locations on a weekly basis - and I have to tune to different pianos whose tunings are slightly different to each other.

If I'm reading correctly, wouldn't the lack of strings wrapped around the tuning post prevent me from making adjustments to my tuning? How would you then retune if you needed to do so, seeing as if you unlock the tuners the strings would just pop out?

I want to find out before my JP6 gets delivered

 

[robelinda2]

you can still tune as you would normally do, the locking tuners just hold the string in place. you dont unlock them to tune.

 

[OrangeChannel]

The strings are held in place by a piston inside the post. So essentially you're not locking the position of the tuner, you're locking the string in the post...very simple. You can tune to whatever you want after you have the string locked into the post. Got it? Good. Now rock.

 

[jappy]

Great - thanks for the reply!

I can understand it now - guess I will find out the 'inner workings' eventually.

 

[robelinda2]

Feb aint too far away now mate!!!!!!!!!

 

[jappy]

Beth tells me it's due for delivery late Feb

Which means you'll probably see it around mid March?

 

[robelinda2]

hey thats right! I'll make sure i eat some pieces of KFC chicken right before i play it, your JP will be finger lickin good and greasy.

 

[jappy]

If it makes me playing as blazingly fast as JP then eat away!

 

[roburado]

If it makes me playing as blazingly fast as JP then eat away!

Man, if only fried chicken could do that for me.

 

[Sweat]

Thanks for your replies

All,

Thank you for your assistance with the string change advice, I still am having a hard time with string changes being that simple, so used to wrapping and I am so glad I recieved the Luke, it is a lean mean rocking machine!

Beagle