Christopher Stetson wrote:
Hi, all,
I'm fairly new to this early guitar thing, and I just got a small parlor
guitar. I'm wondering if anyone has any hints for mounting gut or nylgut
strings to a pin-style bridge. I've tried just tying a knot, but it keeps
popping out the pin about a 4th lower than target pitch. I've thought of
putting a bead or the little washer from a steel string into the knot, but
haven't yet tried it. Any advice or experience would be appreciated.
Best, and keep playing.
Chris.
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I've got a 19th century guitar with pin-style bridge. But I'm using
nylon strings - though I'd like to try gut some time.
Just tying a knot seems to work fine - after I got the hang of it. The
way I have done it on my guitar is to tie a simple knot at the end of
the string, then poke the string through the peg-hole in teh bridge,
then put the peg in, aligning the string with the groove on the peg.
Then tighten up slowly with pauses, sometimes pushing the peg back down.
