How do I restring a classical guitar?Minimal wraps, knots on the trebles, and lots of stretching. Tie the trebles Alan Ratcliffe, our Guitar Doctor, ties each treble with a knot (or a melted nylon blob on strings like Savarez) so it can't slip 1,2. Ball-ended nylon sets (cheap D'Addarios are colour-coded) work well for beginners because there's no tying at the bridge 2. At the tuning post Take the string over the capstan, through the hole from underneath, loop it back over itself and take up all the slack before tuning 1. DaFiz adds: use as many wraps around the capstan as you can fit, then tug and re-tune until the strings stabilise 3. Basses are easy No fancy tie needed — just put a wrap on either side of the end coming out of the hole; the friction of the winds holds it 1. Stretch and settle Stretch each string until it no longer drops in pitch — with this method the guitar settles overnight instead of taking weeks 1. For the full picture, Alan's step-by-step restring photos in thread 1 show the knot, the capstan wrap and the finished setup. From these forum threadsNylon Strings? (2012): Alan's photo step-by-step classical restring that settles overnightBall Ended Nylon Strings (2012): Ball-ended nylon strings explained — when they helpClassical guitar string slippage (2014): Fixing slippage: wraps, knots and stretching tips
