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Zen Tech: How long to change guitar strings? (52* d) RE: Tech: How long to change guitar strings? 03 Sep 10


The instrument will take longer to stabilise again if all strings are taken of at the same time (I used to be a full-time instrument repairer) but it won't do it any harm. I change mine one at a time and it depends on the guitar and type of strings... about every year and a half for my parlour guitar which is set up with Rohrbacher titanium and nickel strings; about every four months for my resonator guitar which has half-ground phosphor bronze and about the same for my mandolins which use the same. It largely depends on how much you play, the acidity and quantity of your hand/finger sweat and the preference you have for sound.


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