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GUEST,gillymor changing guitar strings (38) RE: changing guitar strings 28 Oct 14

Getting back to the original question I pull off all the strings before restringing as it makes the fingerboard a lot easier to clean and to treat with Dr. Duck's Ax Wax (also apply it to strings which makes them fast and increases their life) and none of my instruments have suffered for it.

I also use a Jim Dunlop string crank which has a built in pin puller. Those things do get stubborn some times.
Guitar Grease from Stew Mac is great to apply to the nut and makes the strings glide through the slots easier. Before I found this stuff I just ground some graphite from a pencil lead into the slots which does the same thing.
All this stuff is cheap and IMO makes stringed instruments operate better.

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