Guitar with Cutaway 79: Ziricote, Cedar, Fishman

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Acoustic Guitar 84: Amur Velvet Tree, Spruce

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Classical Guitar 86: Granadillo and Spruce

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Classical Guitar 82: Granadillo and Spruce

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Classical Guitar 78: Ziricote and Spruce

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Classical guitar 72: Ziricote and Cedar

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String Winder from Juniper and Ebony tree

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• Guitar accessories
• String Winder

Handmade string winder made from juniper (ялівець) and ebony tree. An addition there is rosewood.

Classical guitar 57: Madagascar Rosewood and Sitka Spruce

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How to tie nylon strings to the guitar tuning pegs

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• Strings

The principle of fastening strings on the tuning peg of the tuning mechanism is similar to attaching them to a bridge – the string should be gripped with a tightening loop. The stronger the strings are pulled, the tighter the loop holds. Undoubtedly, the number of windings around the peg has some mening because it provides additional friction that holds the string.

How to tie nylon strings to the classical bridge

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• Strings

There are a pair of rules to properly tie guitar strings on a classical bridge with one hole for each string.

Soon! Guitar 73: granadillo and spruce

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Fret calculator

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When you make or repair the fretboard you need fret spacing calculator. In this article I have very nice calculator to locate fret position. Only put in your scale lenght and you get fret spacing table. But I have for you not only distances from the nut to frets but two more columns in table. First of all spacing between adjacent frets and special one distance from one chosen fret to other ones. This can be very helpful for understanding what the scale lenght on your guitar for example. You can calculate any guitar scale length up to any number of frets. It might not only be for guitars, as it's simply a calculator for the 12-tone equal temperament tuning. 

How to tie the string through two holes in the bridge

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• Strings

On your guitar, there are two holes for securing each string on the bridge. Awesome! But how do you tie the string through two holes? There are several ways, but some of them may result in the string slipping out and hitting the body painfully. I've researched this issue and will show you how to properly tie the string through two holes in the bridge.

Handmade String Winder

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• Guitar accessories
• Strings
• String Winder

Changing guitar strings can be so annoying because it requires a long time to turn the pegs of the tuning mechanism. But if you have a special artisanal string winder made of precious wood, then changing guitar strings becomes a quick and enjoyable process.

Classical guitar 70: Indian rosewood and Europian spruse

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