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Post by vonFrenchie on Jul 12, 2006 12:26:53 GMT -5
I know that 90% of strings snap at the bridge. (thats what I've heard) And I'm used to seeing it (the tune-o-matic bridge is notorious for this) but recently I've had alot of strings snap at the tuners. 9 times out of 10 my strings break way up at the tuners. Is the caused by my crappy d'addario strings or am I doing something wrong? Is it the extra amount of tension on the thicker strings?
I use D'Addario XL Strings .013-.056. Should I start using 10-46 instead of 13-56? Right now Im out of a high E so I'm begining to think that its the extra tension.
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Post by dunkelfalke on Jul 12, 2006 14:55:34 GMT -5
try locking tuners. they are cruel to the strings in a different way.
locking tuners are very practical anyway, will put them on all my guitars eventually.
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Post by vonFrenchie on Jul 12, 2006 22:50:47 GMT -5
I'm not sure what type of tuner I need. I know tuners come with different hole sizes. How can I tell (without removing my tuners) what kind I need?
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Post by dunkelfalke on Jul 13, 2006 0:31:15 GMT -5
you can't, really.
the easiest way is to buy 10mm tuners and if the holes in your guitar are 8mm just mill them to 10mm.
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Post by bam on Jul 13, 2006 11:28:00 GMT -5
sorry, late reply.
You can try sanding your tuner's hole with a 500-1000 grit sandpaper.
(the exact same fix for the string-breakage-at-the-bridge problem).
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Post by vonFrenchie on Jul 13, 2006 23:05:17 GMT -5
Hmm... Well dunkelfalke.... because this isnt Germany... I think ill just go buy some gotoh's and if they dont work ill sand it to 13/32nds of an inch (the American measurement system sucks!)
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Post by dunkelfalke on Jul 13, 2006 23:56:16 GMT -5
try planet waves trim locks. they aren't that expensive and they are very practical
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