Rule 1, Rule 2, Rule 3 For Guitar Tuning Pegs, To Prevent Breaking Strings

Rule 1: never touch your tuning pegs, or let anyone else touch your tuning pegs, especially young children...

And especially if your guitar is tuned E standard, and it has a Floyd Rose tremolo, and your friend wants to tune it Drop C so he can show you this riff he’s been working on, and he will only play your guitar for 5 minutes before his ADHD kicks in, he gets bored, and leaves... because it will take you a very long time to get it back in tune, and even longer if he helpfully adjusts your tremolo springs for you. Yeah...

Rule 2: if you decide to break Rule 1, know WHY you are touching the tuning pegs, and know WHAT you expect to happen if you touch the tuning pegs.

Rule 3: Always, Always, Always pluck the string *before* turning the peg, and be actively LISTENING to the string as you turn the peg.

A possible exception to this rule of plucking and listening to the string is when you are changing strings, in which case you will want to either listen to the plucked string, OR have your other-hand fingers on the string, FEELING for the anticipated change in string tension. One way or the other, be actively MONITORING the string tension as you turn the peg.

WHY are you turning the peg?

Because you *think* you have a flat G string? Ok, good!

WHAT do you *expect* to happen when you turn the G peg?

You will HEAR the pitch of the G string go UP as you turn the G peg? Ok, good!

Now, if you *want* to do something with the peg, and you *expect* something to happen when you turn the peg, and that something doesn’t immediately *happen*, STOP!!!

Something is very wrong!

Check yourself, before you wreck yourself!

Your fingers are on the WRONG peg, or you are turning the peg the WRONG way.

Either way, by the time your slow brain catches up to your fast fingers, you will have broken a string!

I broke so many strings this way, smh...

I finally figured out what I was doing wrong, and made some rules for myself to obey, to stop it from happening again.

And I’m happy to report to you that ever since implementing Rule 1, 2 and 3, I have never broken another string since!

Also, if you ever break a string, INSPECT the part of the guitar where the break occurred.

If the string broke by the tuning peg, theres a good chance theres a sharp burr around the peg hole. De-burr the hole before installing new strings, or else you’ll keep breaking new strings.

Also, inspect and de-burr the other peg holes as long as you have to change your strings anyway. This can be a very tedious, time-consuming project, so kiss your practice time goodbye.

You can use a tiny rat tail hand file, and a bright light to see fine details.

Or you can use a Dremel power tool and cut the project time. Once you invest in a Dremel tool, you’ll find many other uses for it to help justify the investment.

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How To Fine Tune Your Guitar With Snark Tuner

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