Saturday, November 9, 2024

23 thoughts on “Tech Tip: How to Tie a Luthier&’s Knot When Changing Strings

  • Now I know…at my next Thanksgiving family meal, I will not discuss religion, politics, or the Luthier's Knot.

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  • I have three sets of Wilkinson EZ Lok tuners. They have a second hole in the post 90 degrees from the first hole. Trev Wilkinson is a genius.

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  • Really not necessary – I've never used it. I've not had any problem in 60 years of restringing guitars, banjos and mandolins; I don't even use the over and under technique, just straight downwards wind.

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  • I’ve played guitar since I was 16 – (I feel like I’m 200 now ????), I just changed some strings last weekend and noticed some slipping as I was tuning – this is a MARVELOUS TECHNIQUE for preventing slippage!!

    Thank you so much for this tip – PROPS! ????????????

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  • The only thing this accomplishes is an extra annoyance when removing strings. Just put 'em in straight with enough slack for 3 full wraps on the post. Stretch, tune, play a bit; repeat x3 and they'll be rock solid. I have frequently changed strings an hour before performing and never had any instability with proper stretching. Not once. Bust an acoustic G near the post with these fancy knots and I hope you have some needle nose pliers on hand.

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  • Yea from a guy who does restrings and setups all day DO NOT do the knot it’s not advantageous by any means and is just a bitch and and a half to deal with when you have to take them off, all you need is two full wraps on the post, I’ve been playing for over 20 years and not once EVER EVER EVER have I seen or heard of anyone EVER having a failure because they didn’t have the knot. It’s just in needed, too much string mass around the post is bad anyway

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  • Hahaha, imma sub. Love you man, he says you'll never have to change strings again until the next time????

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  • That knot sucks. It creates an unwanted threshold. 3 wraps underneath is by far the best way. I've never had a string slip in my life and i've been playing for 35 years.

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  • Insert string fully, pull back the distance of the first fret, bend straight up and wind up. Anything else is a waste of time and will anger your luthier.

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