How To String A Nylon Guitar

Leave about three inches of string sticking out behind the bridge.

How to string a nylon guitar. Putting a new set of nylon strings on your classical guitar is different from putting metal strings on an electric or acoustic guitar. Leave yourself about 2 inches of extra string length so that you have enough to securely tie it to the bridge. Slide the string through the side closest to the soundhole and exit towards the lower bout. Most nylon strung guitars dont have trussrods to protect their necks from the increased tension of steel strings which means the neck on your guitar will warp.

If one end of the string has less string winds youll want to use that side of the string for the tuning post. With that out the way heres how to restring your nylon string guitar classical style. This video shows you how to restring a classical guitar with. Putting a new set of nylon strings on your classical guitar is different from putting metal strings on an electric or acoustic guitar.

This video shows you how to restring a classical guitar with nylon strings and get them up to pitch. This is the end that ties onto the bridgeslide the end of the string through the hole in the front side of the bridge. Nylon strings often have one end loosely wound for greater flexibility.