How To Change Acoustic Guitar Strings | On the Bench with Rob Magargal

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Rob Magargal walks through the proper string changing technique for acoustic guitars. With a few simple tools and by following these easy steps, changing your strings can be a breeze.
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Taylor Guitars was founded in 1974 by Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug, and has grown into the leading global builder of premium acoustic guitars. Renowned for blending modern, innovative manufacturing techniques with a master craftsman's attention to detail, Taylor acoustic guitars are widely considered among the best-sounding and easiest to play in the world. The comp any is a pioneer in the use of computer mills, lasers and other high-tech tools and proprietary machinery, and today, Bob Taylor is widely recognized throughout the musical instrument industry as a visionary acoustic guitar manufacturer.
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00:00 Introduction
00:56 Removing old strings
02:21 Cleaning the guitar
03:14 Putting new strings on
07:06 Tuning & stretching strings
09:28 Recap

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  • @texhaines9957
    @texhaines99572 жыл бұрын

    Sure wish he got the camera closer to show how he measured the length of the string before cutting. All I could see was his back

  • @robgoff3638

    @robgoff3638

    6 ай бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/amR516mIiMrVf9I.html Older video by Rob, but you can clearly see how he measures the length of each string. Hope this helps!

  • @ssiowi
    @ssiowi22 күн бұрын

    Thanks Rob! When intonation starts drifting on my 314CE; I watch this and replace the strings. The result each time; perfection! Thanks again Sir!

  • @iamthemusicman13
    @iamthemusicman13 Жыл бұрын

    Been playing over 25 years and will say you really explained the process so well compared to so many other videos and other people for that matter. Excellent job and also you kept it simple as well! I play a Taylor 412ce from 2006 and a Gibson Hummingbird Original mainly, so I use 2 different gauges of strings and it was honestly refreshing to see this video. Thank you and keep up the fantastic work.

  • @tomg8888
    @tomg88882 жыл бұрын

    Glad Taylor is updated the older videos, great info!

  • @charlesbranch4120
    @charlesbranch41202 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Rob. Like me, we don't look a day older than when you did those last reference videos that I came back to last month to replace a string broken in transit (I suspect) on a guitar I purchased and gifted to my SIL, who exclaimed that it (a Breedlove B-stock) and a Taylor Academy 12e were so much easier to play (and sounded better) than the gloss finish dreadnought he's been playing for years. Definitely heavier than the 12-53 lights... My heaviest strings. I seem to recall the earlier videos are more of a side view of the guitar than oblique from the headstock. I'm not sure which view I like better. Thank you and the crew for these productions. 🤠

  • @advaldez92
    @advaldez922 жыл бұрын

    I love this method of changing strings. Been doing it for years and still do it to this day to both my Taylors.

  • @navinram2755
    @navinram27552 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video, thank you! I loved all of the tips, especially holding the strings down on the neck before unwinding.

  • @T.C..
    @T.C..2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, a lot of good reminders

  • @robseymour5830
    @robseymour58302 жыл бұрын

    Hey Rob great job. I do most of that I just work on the floor plus I have to improvise for a neck cradle. I have followed your string chaging instructions from day 1 with my 310ce.

  • @junomaxzoey5146
    @junomaxzoey5146 Жыл бұрын

    Better camera angles will do a better job in the presentation. Thanks.

  • @freejazz7601
    @freejazz76015 ай бұрын

    Great teaching! Thank you!

  • @MilkBoy17520
    @MilkBoy175209 ай бұрын

    It tickles me how enthusiastic this man is about guitar strings. Good for him :)

  • @nightfallstrings849
    @nightfallstrings8492 ай бұрын

    Just got a hold of the 214ce-g It’s used but it’s so beautiful. Sounds amazing. Thank you for this I know how to restring a guitar but now that I own a Taylor I feel like I need to learn how to all over again lol

  • @vivalamusicastudio8485
    @vivalamusicastudio84852 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Rob

  • @robertbrams2129
    @robertbrams21292 жыл бұрын

    Valuable, solid info from the pro, thanks, proud new owner, 352ce, interested in do's and don'ts re: the double course strings locking properly into the six pin bridge.

  • @jackiet4575
    @jackiet45752 жыл бұрын

    Taylor has a 2 part video on cleaning and re-stringing your guitar also on KZread. I actually saved it in my libyfor reference.

  • @chrisdiceart
    @chrisdiceart9 ай бұрын

    Great video, if you ever redo this would you add a video of the ball end seated againt the pin? I'd like a visual referance of what "right" looks like... I'll stick my phone in the sound hole to get a shot to compare. Thank you! 🙂

  • @RichLunaMusic
    @RichLunaMusic Жыл бұрын

    I have never seen a tuning fork in action before haha. That was crazy! Some really good info on how to tune strings (even for non-Taylor axes). Thanks!

  • @rzh3443
    @rzh34432 жыл бұрын

    Agree with Mark in Memphis- ,we need same for slot heads. Martin has a video with one methiod but would like yours.

  • @michael_caz_nyc
    @michael_caz_nyc2 жыл бұрын

    The pulling on-the-string is so Important - Trust Me (3:54) - I went nuts the 1st time I changed strings on my 414ce-R. Great info presented here. I want that electric string winder. Where can I purchase one?

  • @wilviars
    @wilviars Жыл бұрын

    Can we get a video on truss rod adjustment and optimum action setup? Taylor Koa owner here

  • @guitargod6997
    @guitargod69972 ай бұрын

    Nice system! Question - What gauge and type of acoustic guitar strings reduce "squeaking" of strings? What type of mic best reduces string squeaks? Many suggest a small diaphragm condenser directed to toward the twelfth fret? Your thoughts?

  • @nyacoustics8373
    @nyacoustics83732 жыл бұрын

    nice tips but it needed detailed close up. the camera is way too far away

  • @352boondocksaint
    @352boondocksaint Жыл бұрын

    What way are you turning the tuners?

  • @markinmemphis
    @markinmemphis2 жыл бұрын

    Love to see your method for the slot head Taylors.

  • @ComposerLoganPham
    @ComposerLoganPham Жыл бұрын

    I can’t get a restring done right. I tried to restring one of my trapeze tailpiece guitars for the first time, and the 6th string wouldn’t tune up to E. The 1st string also wouldn’t stay locked in the tuning head. I’m using the string slack measurement techniques from multiple videos (go from the next tuning head). What am I doing wrong?

  • @joebowers3060
    @joebowers30607 ай бұрын

    2 things I would do differently. 1) I would keep bridge pegs dedicated to each hole opening. This is especially important when you have pegs custom sized for each hole. 2) a max of 2 full winds on the post for E-A strings. 3 max for D & G. 4 for b & e to keep string tension consistent across the neck.

  • @pinocavallini3067
    @pinocavallini306710 ай бұрын

    Thanks Guy. I was doing pretty much everything wrong.

  • @paulcote9988
    @paulcote99885 ай бұрын

    Need more close up shots to show how string is wrapped around post ie; over /under the bitter end

  • @rick423
    @rick4232 жыл бұрын

    Agree with others … I have been asking Taylor for two years for a slot head video. They do have an article on web site to be fair.

  • @muusicman2010
    @muusicman20108 ай бұрын

    What brand of string winder is that? I need one!!

  • @gabrielobrien21
    @gabrielobrien212 жыл бұрын

    THE MAN

  • @texhaines9957

    @texhaines9957

    2 жыл бұрын

    Gabe, why didn't he change the camera angle to better show how he measured the string length before cutting. He didn't verbalize it well and all I could see was his back. Not a very good training video for low vision people. Try this: close your eyes and try to restring the guitar from just what he says.

  • @charlesbranch4120

    @charlesbranch4120

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@texhaines9957 I thought the earlier video had the better view of cutting the strings to length before winding. It was more of a side view with a better zoom than the oblique view from the headstock looking down the neck to the body. I'll continue to refer to the earlier two-part video hosted by Rob.

  • @robseymour5830

    @robseymour5830

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@charlesbranch4120 Both videos are great. Both have different points explained well so refer both buddy. See ya next Tuesday Primetime!

  • @timothysu5761
    @timothysu57612 жыл бұрын

    Always love the way Rob does it. Such a pro!

  • @brandonpare2349
    @brandonpare23498 ай бұрын

    Does it matter which direction you turn the pegs when installing?

  • @gimpyjwilliams
    @gimpyjwilliams9 ай бұрын

    When did Taylor switch from elixirs to Daddario XS

  • @warmnorth
    @warmnorth4 ай бұрын

    The camera failed to zoom in on the most important details; which way the pins face, where to cut and how exactly to wind.

  • @lamchop7
    @lamchop79 ай бұрын

    Does it matter if I change the strings one at a time, versus removing them all at once and then restringing them like it was shown here? Always heard about maintaining neck tension, but does it matter much with modern guitars?

  • @ralphmarlow6627

    @ralphmarlow6627

    6 ай бұрын

    I don't think I would put it away for a while with no strings also I put the two middle strings on first as not to twist the neck. But that is just me

  • @Bwmovies363
    @Bwmovies363 Жыл бұрын

    Wish we could of heard the guitar sound with the new strings

  • @censored7881
    @censored7881 Жыл бұрын

    I died a little inside when he leaned on the neck of the guitar like it was a bar (4:17).

  • @standalowen
    @standalowen2 жыл бұрын

    I'm the world's worst stringer. I even get nervous. Thanks for the soothing voice.

  • @ianson3
    @ianson32 жыл бұрын

    I see you don't mention or use the so-called "luthier's knot" (threading the excess string under the main part, then going over it to tie it down). What are your thoughts on this?

  • @johnlord1399

    @johnlord1399

    2 жыл бұрын

    He explains in the video that using his technique makes the luthier’s knot unnecessary, AND makes it easier to change strings the next time.

  • @johnlord1399

    @johnlord1399

    2 жыл бұрын

    Although he doesn’t mention that knot by name.

  • @arsnova7382
    @arsnova73827 ай бұрын

    Why no close ups when you worked the posts? That’s the whole point

  • @user-mo1rg2qc2n
    @user-mo1rg2qc2n5 ай бұрын

    Wish there was a closer angle of the process.

  • @jasper_north
    @jasper_north2 ай бұрын

    Yeah my dumbass was turning the wrong string while tuning and was like “why the hell wont this change pitch?” So naturally I just kept turning it higher and higher and snapped a totally different string.

  • @honestnewsnet
    @honestnewsnet Жыл бұрын

    What good is this tutorial if we have visual? The camera guy does not have a clue.

  • @nicholin02
    @nicholin02 Жыл бұрын

    I am totally against of cutting my old guitar strings cause there's a service that accepts to recycle strings and awards you points for that sure....that would be bad if it gets thrown away for no use. i just unwind them and remove the old strings and coil them all after that i just put the new ones in. Before you restring, you need to do a guitar maintenance first before changing the strings. On the process of tuning up a string (electirc guitar for example), a tuning peg goes or facing infront of you is tight/more tension and facing away from you or back is loose/less tension and I found this way easy rather tuning down with my wrist to the left rather than to the right (which is your non-dominant hand). The guy who cuts the strings next to another post is so clean that the wound of the string is perfect. When you wound a string it should be on below as it gets more tension and there should not be any kinks of it and looks nice honestly. This is important, you want all of the guitar strings to be sitting nicely on the nut and the bridge also is securely placed in so it's perfecly flat before you tune up the guitar. Do not use an automatic tuner, use a manual mode (should be the same pitch/note playing on the guitar and the app). you'll figure it out someday :) (Fender Tuner) Give it a little stretch and tune it again. Have fun playing!

  • @tedwade6322
    @tedwade6322 Жыл бұрын

    I've been playing guitar and changing the strings LONGER than that fellow has been alive OR longer than the Taylor company has been around - and that's NOT the best way to securely put the strings on. I suggest looking up the video "Tech Tip How to Tie a Luthiers Knot" - that's the way that MOST guitar makers tell to attach strings.

  • @barruzza
    @barruzza Жыл бұрын

    I own 2 Taylor guitars. I wouldn't sell them for the world.

  • @dualquadable

    @dualquadable

    11 ай бұрын

    Me likewise..

  • @Alecsweet3057
    @Alecsweet30579 ай бұрын

    I have to say it's a great video my friend but I can't see any what you're doing anything I just wish you had close-ups Because by the saddle I don't know what you meant about doing a little Bend for the length cuz your camera is so far away

  • @ataricat3994

    @ataricat3994

    9 ай бұрын

    Yeah, they even teased it here 6:50. I'm surprised Taylor would even put this video out. I had to double check who the uploader is.

  • @zippitydoodah5693
    @zippitydoodah5693 Жыл бұрын

    LOL!

  • @rjlchristie
    @rjlchristie9 күн бұрын

    Poor explanation of how the string locks in relation to the windings on post.

  • @taxationistheft711
    @taxationistheft7119 ай бұрын

    General info was nice...but the actual stringing...not so good

  • @bolababu1905
    @bolababu19053 ай бұрын

    Real poor camera work

  • @colinnolan2212
    @colinnolan2212 Жыл бұрын

    Stay in front of the guitar but maybe don’t stay in front of the camera

  • @masterofce
    @masterofce Жыл бұрын

    Can't see one thing you are doing,,,,bad vid.!

  • @michaelmolnar6234
    @michaelmolnar62347 ай бұрын

    Why would you obstruct the camera from its intended view, pointless video no educational value at all.

  • @philwilliams8328
    @philwilliams8328 Жыл бұрын

    Poor camera angles and also not showing showing how you personally recommend placing and winding the string on the post.

  • @bjleighandsouthernshadowsm8929
    @bjleighandsouthernshadowsm89296 ай бұрын

    Unfortunately if you stand in front of the camera, we can’t see what you’re doing. 🫤

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