Results 1 to 6 of 6

Thread: mando string winders

  1. #1
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Jun 2003
    Location
    Virginia
    Posts
    252

    Default

    Hey all you mando heads, where can I find an inexpensive mandolin string winder for changing strings? #All I seem to be able to find are string winders for guitars and basses. I am not interested in the twenty some odd dollar ones offered at Elderly.



    Dave

  2. #2
    Registered User Coy Wylie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2003
    Location
    Colorado
    Posts
    683

    Default

    I took a standard $2 plastic Dunlop guitar model and sawed off a section that fits over the tuner to make it the right width for mando. Then I superglued the end piece back in place. Presto. A $2 mando string winder.

  3. #3
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Sep 2002
    Location
    Ontario Canada
    Posts
    444

    Default

    Willard's idea works very well. Other alternatives might include a home made hardwood winder (I make my own), the Planet Waves winder which fits small buttons well, and the Dean Markley Turbotune. Good luck!

    Peace, Mooh.

  4. #4
    Registered User John Flynn's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    Richmond, VA
    Posts
    8,076

    Default

    I will second the recommendation for the Dean Markley Turbotune. I have used one on the mando for years and never felt the need to find a better one. I especially like that the head pops out and fits in a electric screwdriver and that the head has multiple contours so that it can be used on any size tuning buttons, from bass to mando, equally well.

  5. #5
    Registered User Yonkle's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2003
    Location
    Boise Idaho USA
    Posts
    968

    Default

    Yeah, I'm a tightwad like Willard, I did the same thing. Put a little tape around it so I don't whack any lacquer of the points. Does work fine, and very cheap!
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version. 

Name:	mandolinwinder.jpg 
Views:	175 
Size:	8.5 KB 
ID:	2174  
    Shalom,Yonkle (JD)

  6. #6
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Jun 2003
    Location
    Virginia
    Posts
    252

    Default

    Hey guess what, I was in a music store and came across a string winder that can handle guitars and mandos. It has two slots, one narrow for mandos, the other sized for guitar that is mated in the middle like a cross. It is called Hefty String Winder (and bridge pin remover) by D'Andrea. Yonkle and Willard, good ideas, thanks.
    Dave

Similar Threads

  1. String winders
    By doc holiday in forum Equipment
    Replies: 1
    Last: Aug-25-2008, 1:52pm
  2. Any suggestions for tuner peg winders?
    By powercat in forum Equipment
    Replies: 16
    Last: Jul-03-2008, 8:54am
  3. New mando a string ?
    By twistednut in forum Builders and Repair
    Replies: 7
    Last: Mar-20-2007, 10:17pm
  4. 12 string mando
    By Baron Collins-Hill in forum Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance
    Replies: 0
    Last: Feb-11-2006, 10:18am
  5. 4 string mando
    By Dfyngravity in forum General Mandolin Discussions
    Replies: 42
    Last: Jan-06-2006, 8:06pm

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •