Changing strings--winding and leaving?
I know that there was a recent string about changing strings, but I can't find it now. So I'm following up with a separate thread. Sorry. (I should'a asked this before I replaced 9 strings on my octave, but late is better than never.)
One thing I remember was that there was a discussion about how some people wind the string around the post several times ... which sounded pretty smart. But now that I'm starting to change strings on my instruments, I can't figure out what that means. Winding before you thread through the hole? Winding after you thread but before you tighten? And do you put the bitter end up vertically where the string under load will act as a brake?
Second: how much of the excess string do you leave "on" after you cut the excess off?
belbein
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