stretching strings

[klp2332]

Hi,

After you restring you have to stretch it. My question is when you stretch the strings do you have to lock the nuts?
Seems like a very simple question but no one really talks about this.

[nuno]

nope. you got to stretch'em before you lock the nut. check THIS

[Tom Gilroy]

That would just waste your own time.

[Racerx2k]

wow...............

[Mr.WizardNeck]

And that's why I love string through bodies. I love you Schecter!

[hall]

I think you guys are wrong when you say not to lock the nut. If you don't, when you stretch the strings, instead of actually stretching them, you could in fact "unwind" them at the tuning pegs.

That link to ibanezrules doesn't mention locking the nut or leaving it unlocked either.

[Rich]

It shouldn't have to be specified the nut is unlocked. You're constantly stretching and retuning, not locking, stretching, unlocking, retuning, locking, stretching......

Regular nut guitars don't lock, no difference in procedure though.

[TheJazzTerminator]

It's weird because I just changed from D'Addario 10's to Ernie Ball 10's and, not only did I not stretch out the Ernie Balls, but: a) the Ernie Balls feel FANTASTIC and b) the guitar stays perfectly in tune.

I guess stretching has a lot to do with the particular instrument.

[Visions]

Unlock the them, the entire purpose of "string stretching" is to make the string as tight as possible around the tuning post. When you "stretch strings" what you are really doing is "seating strings" at the tuning post and bridge. The tighter the wind, and the fewer the wraps(3-4 max) around the post stabilizes tuning.

[Rich]

^^^^

Evidently somebody that knows little to nothing about metal.