Ukuleles typically have four strings.
The strings of the ukulele are held in place using knots that grip the bridge on the body of the instrument. Through normal use, the strings eventually wear out or break and need replacing. Ukulele strings are relatively simple to replace and removing and installing an entire set of new strings should take less than 15 minutes to complete.
Instructions
1. Turn the tuning pegs on the head of the ukulele to loosen the strings. Remove the strings from the tuning pegs.
2. Cut off the curled end of the strings using the wire cutters. Pull the strings through the bridge on the body of the ukulele to remove them on ukuleles that use knotted strings. If a string is stuck in the bridge, pull it free, carefully, using the needle-nose pliers. For ukuleles with wrapped-string bridges, unwrap the strings and remove them.
3. Install the strings from the top of the instrument in the note order G, C ,E and A.
4. Tie an overhand knot in one end of each new string, with about a half-inch on the tag end of the knot for ukuleles with bridges that use knots. No knot is required for ukuleles with wrapped-string bridges.
5. Insert the other end of each string with a knot in it through the bottom of the bridge on a knotted bridge ukulele.
6. Insert each string downward through the hole in the bridge, for a wrapped-string ukulele bridge. Double the string back and wrap the end of the string around the main portion of the string once. Pass the end of the string through the loop in the string twice, then pull the string tight on the bridge.
7. Lay each string on the fingerboard along the neck of the ukulele.
8. Insert the end of each string through a hole in one of the tuning pegs. When facing the instrument, the G string goes in the bottom-left tuning peg. The C string goes in the top-left peg. The E string goes in the top-right peg and the A string attaches to the bottom-right peg.
9. Turn the tuning pegs to tighten the strings. As each string tightens, fit the string into a notch in the nut between the head and the neck of ukulele.
10. Tune the ukulele.
Tips Warnings
When working with tools such as needle-nose pliers to remove ukulele strings, use extreme caution not to scratch the surface of the instrument itself.
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