Tsani
Well-known member
OK, this is a weird question, but which way do you wind your strings on the tuner posts?
For awhile I was trying to wind them so that the strings were as straight as possible. The G string was wound counterclockwise so that the string came off the left side of the post and went straight through the nut. The C string was wound clockwise and the string came off the right side of the post. The E string and A string were wound in mirror image of the G and C.
The problem is that you get confused about which way is tighter or looser, but of course you are plucking as you tune so you quickly figure out which way to turn it.
In stringing my Aloha recently I decided it was just too complicated so I wound them all clockwise.
So I know this is really weird and OCD. However it is aesthetically appealing for the strings to be straighter.
Does anybody else obsess about which way to wind the strings? Is there a "correct" way? Do you guys think it might affect the life of the strings for them to be straighter as opposed to being pulled through the nut at an angle?
How many of you just think I'm insane?
For awhile I was trying to wind them so that the strings were as straight as possible. The G string was wound counterclockwise so that the string came off the left side of the post and went straight through the nut. The C string was wound clockwise and the string came off the right side of the post. The E string and A string were wound in mirror image of the G and C.
The problem is that you get confused about which way is tighter or looser, but of course you are plucking as you tune so you quickly figure out which way to turn it.
In stringing my Aloha recently I decided it was just too complicated so I wound them all clockwise.
So I know this is really weird and OCD. However it is aesthetically appealing for the strings to be straighter.
Does anybody else obsess about which way to wind the strings? Is there a "correct" way? Do you guys think it might affect the life of the strings for them to be straighter as opposed to being pulled through the nut at an angle?
How many of you just think I'm insane?