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Old 12-31-2009, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by brokepick View Post
Half to three quarters down from the first fret is how I gauge how much string to wind. Half the fret distance for the wound strings, and three quarters fret distance for the unwound ones.

Here is an alternative method of wrapping and winding the string I found some time ago. You may or may not like it.
http://www.fretnotguitarrepair.com/stringing.htm
That's actually the Gibson method. I string all my guitars that way and never have a problem.
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