From the course: Mandolin Lessons: 2 Soloing Ideas & Kickoffs

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Changing your strings, part 1

Changing your strings, part 1

From the course: Mandolin Lessons: 2 Soloing Ideas & Kickoffs

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Changing your strings, part 1

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- Hi. Now we're gonna change strings. I've got my little trusty Lynn Dudenbostel string winder here. Thank you, Lynn. Fits in the gears. The normal plastic ones you buy at any guitar shop work great, too. But, they're a little bit floppy, 'cause they're a little bit bigger for guitar size tuners. Anyway, what I like to do is. Well, I change strings pretty often, I guess you'd say. I'm a D'addario user. And I'm currently back to the J 74s. I have fluctuated between 74s and 75s. Sometimes I use an 11 1/2 16 26 41. But these are 11 15 26 40. Tiny bit lighter. So, when I use these I might raise my action a little bit. And when I use the heavier strings, I might lower the action a little bit. What I do is I always make two piles someplace near me. With the things that I'm gonna be throwin' away, packaging materials, and old strings and whatnot. Got my G strings here, both of them. Unwind them, by simply grabbing the ball end. The loop end, 'scuse me. And I lay them on my lap. And I grab…

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