J.P., I just noticed this thread. Thanks! It looks like Shubb has done it again. I'll have to pick up a couple. Everything Shubb makes seems to be made to a higher standard than the competition and usually a much better design.

I've used a string winder for thirty years or so and wouldn't be without one. I have often changed an entire set of strings in under five minutes. When you're working there are times when you must change a set very quickly.

I confess I don't understand the concept of prying out the bridge pins. Once the tension is loosened on a string, I just push the string into the bridge a half inch or so and the pin is loose enough to lift out. If I turned the guitar upside down, it would fall out. The ball of the string should create the mechanical lock keeping string and pin in position. I don't think a pin should be forced into the bridge. Couldn't one split a bridge that way?

I know quite a few people who use Keyser capos. They seem to play out of tune a lot. The ones who don't play out of tune spend a lot of time tuning.

      - Mark