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flybynight

 

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Which strings to which pegs, L or R ? 
I was just looking here:

http://www.lafalseta.com/Sanchis_Carpio_Cipres.html

I've attached the photo to show the head, and which strings go to which pegs, and the D seems to go to the LEFT hand side of the hole, top left peg.

Is this done to keep the neck balanced, or is it to avoid the string touching the wood at any point (I presume the string shouldn't touch the wood ?)

Is there a 'correct' way approach to do this.

What are the factors to consider ?

Let's invent some notation to describe this picture:

-^-
dL gR
aR bL
eL eR

Where for each pair, the first letter is the string name, and the second says whether it is strung to the (L)eft or (R)ight of the hole.

I've also heard about swapping the E and D around, so - forgetting the hole for a minute, you get:

-^-
e g
a b
d e

Which way do you do it ?



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  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Mar. 20 2010 13:29:08
 
flybynight

 

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RE: Which strings to which pegs, L o... (in reply to flybynight) 
(Me again..)

I have always done..

-^-
dR gL
aR bL
eL eR

Which creates the 'cleanest lines' ie least angles to the pegs, but both my D and G are touching the wood on the way up.
  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Mar. 20 2010 13:40:05

ToddK

 

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RE: Which strings to which pegs, L o... (in reply to flybynight) 
i recently started stringing the Low E and D in the opposite tuners.

E goes to top left tuner, and D to the lower left tuner.

As far as which side of the tuner, i think it makes sense to have
a straight line following through after the nut.
Otherwise, the string is going to most likely hang up in the nut.

TK

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