Stringing slotted headstocks

Steve in Kent · May 23, 2019

Apologies if this has already been posted and discussed previously.

Having just bought a slotted headstock Pono I did find it a bit more difficult to restring.

After searching YouTube this is now my preferred method.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nrCvmcY9oA

But I would be very interested in how others string their slotted headstock.

Jerryc41 · May 23, 2019

Very good video. Re-stringing was challenging for me at first, but now it's a breeze. Once you get the procedure down, it's automatic.

Jhud · May 23, 2019

Steve

+1 for the video from me too - very useful indeed.

Like you I recently bought a Pono with a slotted headstock ( mine came from “The Uke Room”) and when it came to changing the strings, a task that normally takes me 10 minutes or so , I was still faffing around 30 minutes later !

Next time I shall be referring to the video , so thanks again.

Jon.

Croaky Keith · May 23, 2019

Pretty much how I do it, but I just feed the end through the tuner hole twice, & wind it up to tension.

Kenn2018 · May 24, 2019

The biggest takeaway is how the strings wind on the pegs. 1 & 4 outward, 2 & 3 inward. But not far enough to rub against the wood.

I also feed the string through the tuner hole twice. But I take time to let the string stretch before getting to tension.

Stringing slotted headstocks

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