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Old 12-31-2009, 09:05 AM
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I don't know what you call my "method" but it does not involve cutting the string until I'm done, it does not involve wrapping several winds around the post on the wound string (I do tend to have several winds on the post for the top two plain strings) and I don't measure the string relative to other tuning posts or frets or whatever.

I put the string through the hole in the post, pull it back just far enough to run one loop over the post then tighten to pitch. it's all in darned near one motion, one-handed (not counting the hand that's turning the peg). Cut the excess off when I'm done.

I own one of those tuning-peg-spinners but since I use Elixir strings and change them every 3-4 months I'm not impatient enough to need it. And as someone said, I can't at all see any reason to use diagonal cutters to pull bridge pins. Yikes!
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