Brenda Wong
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It's snowing in Toronto (Canada) , stuck in the house so I decided I might as well do something - like changing strings on my new concert Kanile'a !
I followed the instruction from previous posts (see link below) + a super nice member emailed me with tips. Aaron from HMS already shown me how to do it when I was there. I have changed strings on my old Kala. No big deal. I can do it.
Step 1: Decided to start with the G, it's the toughest, it should not snap .
I cut the Oasis string in half because that's how they came in. I think the half string is too long for my concert but too afraid to trim .
Step 2: carefully pulled out the original G . Follow the same style of knot and drop in the Oasis. Placed the pin back with the side that has a gap facing the bridge. Check to make sure it is at the same level as the other three pins. There is nothing to turn. You just push the pin down in place.
NIGHTMARE STARTED:
Step 3: start tightening the string
Step 4: heard a sound but nothing happened
Step 5: continue to turn , suddenly the string and the pin popped out of the slot.
Tried again, same thing happened. At this point I already worked up quite a sweat.
I quickly put the original string back in the hole . Start tightening the string, same thing happened , popped out of the slot as soon as it starting to tighten up. (I have the peg turner but choose to use my hand instead so it's not turning too quickly)
Second try, this time nothing popped but the string feels like it has reached the tightest max in F# . Too afraid to keep tuning to G. (I use digital tuner)
Will I hurt the uku neck by tuning too much if the string looks to be reaching it maximum tightness?
What did I do wrong? I am so scare. Now the uku just sit in the stand with a F# instead of G.
Local music store will charge $16 but I prefer to do it myself. It's one of those things you have to learn and get past the fear. Below is link to previous posts by others. Its sound so simple yet I can't do it. Am I the only dumb dumb?
http://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/archive/index.php/t-5681.html
I followed the instruction from previous posts (see link below) + a super nice member emailed me with tips. Aaron from HMS already shown me how to do it when I was there. I have changed strings on my old Kala. No big deal. I can do it.
Step 1: Decided to start with the G, it's the toughest, it should not snap .
I cut the Oasis string in half because that's how they came in. I think the half string is too long for my concert but too afraid to trim .
Step 2: carefully pulled out the original G . Follow the same style of knot and drop in the Oasis. Placed the pin back with the side that has a gap facing the bridge. Check to make sure it is at the same level as the other three pins. There is nothing to turn. You just push the pin down in place.
NIGHTMARE STARTED:
Step 3: start tightening the string
Step 4: heard a sound but nothing happened
Step 5: continue to turn , suddenly the string and the pin popped out of the slot.
Tried again, same thing happened. At this point I already worked up quite a sweat.
I quickly put the original string back in the hole . Start tightening the string, same thing happened , popped out of the slot as soon as it starting to tighten up. (I have the peg turner but choose to use my hand instead so it's not turning too quickly)
Second try, this time nothing popped but the string feels like it has reached the tightest max in F# . Too afraid to keep tuning to G. (I use digital tuner)
Will I hurt the uku neck by tuning too much if the string looks to be reaching it maximum tightness?
What did I do wrong? I am so scare. Now the uku just sit in the stand with a F# instead of G.
Local music store will charge $16 but I prefer to do it myself. It's one of those things you have to learn and get past the fear. Below is link to previous posts by others. Its sound so simple yet I can't do it. Am I the only dumb dumb?
http://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/archive/index.php/t-5681.html
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