Fender Tim Armstrong Hellcat-12 Fender Acoustic Guitar Owner s Manual - Page 23
Re-Stringing Your Guitar
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Re-Stringing Your Guitar The procedure for re-stringing flat-top acoustic guitars and basses is quite similar in the way that the strings are wound onto the tuning machines. There are differences though, in how the strings are attached to the bridges of acoustic flat-top and classical guitars. Please Note: When changing strings, change them one at a time. Do not remove all of the strings at the same time, as doing so will release all of the tension at once from the neck and body, which may potentially cause distortion and damage to the instrument. illustration 4 Set-up Stringing Flat-Top, Steel String Acoustic Guitars: Fender flat-top acoustics have a surface mounted pin style bridge with holes and bridge pins to hold the strings in place. To re-string a flat- top, remove the bridge pin and the old string. If the bridge pin is difficult to remove, you may want to purchase a combination string winder/ bridge pin puller from your local Dealer, (Figure 4). Feed the ball end of the new string into the corresponding hole in the bridge, and then re- insert the bridge pin snugly to keep the string in place. Make sure that the bridge pin is positioned with the grooved side riding over the string, (Figure 5). Do not hammer the bridge pin in. A firm twisting push with the thumb should secure it in place. illustration 5 22