I want to give you a good close up view of the locking knot on the nylon string guitar if you look at this peg right here for string number two it just
so happens that the knot is right here on the top and you can see it really well.
You can see that the tail that I've cut off is actually tucked under one layer of the string and rather than being pinched over the hole it is being
pinched against the round side of the pin and that's all the lock that it needs to be able to hold it down.
That's what we are after when we thread through the hole at a certain angle, tie that little "S" turn and then tuck.
That's what we're after.
So now we've strung a nylon string guitar.
Once again the stretching process applies here and is actually more important and a little bit more work than it is on a steel string guitar.
Classical strings stretch more and take a little bit more settling in to do
but if you follow this procedure you should have it ninety nine percent within the first few minutes after putting the strings on.
After playing just a lit bit they'll settle in and should be ready to go.
You really should be able to replace a broken string and walk out on stage and perform without too many embarrassing tuning struggles.
One other note about a classical guitar.
It is fairly common when you put a classical guitar away for a little while
The guitar is just sitting there and the D string will just break.
For some reason it's the nature of about the size of the string and the fact that it's a wound string it is prone to do that.
A very simple solution for that if you are having that problem is before you put the guitar away, tune it down a couple of cranks to take a little
pressure off and that string will last as long as the rest of the strings on your guitar.
Also, when you are picking strings and this applies to both nylon and steel string guitars be aware of the fact that your guitar is an individual
and it may like or dislike some sets of strings.
There are different manufacturers, different sizes and different coatings.
Some people like what we would call a wound third string, a clear nylon or an unwound steel third string.
I like a wound string I think it's got a little bit brighter of a tone but on some guitars that may tend to have a buzzing problem.
Plan on experimenting with different manufacturers, different types of strings and see which one is best for your guitar.
This also goes in combination with how your guitar is setup.
If you are playing bluegrass, heavy strumming, you will want the heavier gauge strings as many of them wound as possible.
If you're playing finger style or classical and you need a light touch you will be tending toward the lighter or thinner gauge strings and when you do
that very often going to lighter gauge strings you will find pretty quickly that there's a limit before you start to have problems with buzzing.
Don't be afraid to experiment.
Don't throw your guitar away just because one set of strings causes you problems.
Make an effort to try different sizes and see if you can find something that will work for you.
I hope this has been informative to you and especially hope it encourages you to change strings more often and enjoy playing your guitar better.
Thank you very much.