Short scale banjo tuner8/12/2023 ![]() Some folks like to stretch them two at a time to reduce the chance of breaking one - but I have never broken a string doing this. It's pretty hard to break a string this way but it could happen. Using an electronic tuner, tune each string slightly sharp and then gently tug on the string to stretch it. When I change strings, after I get all the strings on and tuned close to pitch, I will start stretching the strings to take out all the slack. When you first install new strings, there is a great deal of slack where the string is not completely tight around the tuning peg. I find that even experienced guitar players fail to adequately stretch new strings after install and end up fighting the tuning battle until they have stretched them by playing and constantly re-tuning. First thing I would recommend is to be sure you are stretching the new strings properly. You mentioned that you were having trouble keeping the guitar in tune. But even a short scale guitar should be perfectly capable of staying in tune in standard E A D G B e tuning. I do recommend a digital electronic tuner or smart phone tuning ap. You can tune your lowest (6th) string to A and tune the rest from there -but I don't recommend this. Kudos Alan for encouraging your son to play guitar. It could lead to a lifetime of relaxation, pleasure and creative expression. Good luck - and please continue to support your son's musical journey. I always encourage beginning students and parents of same, to spend the extra money for a better guitar to make the learning process more enjoyable and rewarding. Given the inherent challenges in learning to play guitar, there is a correlation between the quality of the instrument used to learn on, and the likelihood of success. It is crucial for the student to feel a sense of accomplishment and be rewarded by success as early and often as possible. Keep in mind, that the guitar is not easy to learn and involves tons of practice, pain, commitment, dedication and desire. If your son maintains an interest (will take encouragement), move him up to a 3/4 or 7/8 size as soon as the budget permits. The advice about stretching the strings from my previous answer still applies. If you want to play along with your son with your guitar in standard tuning, put a capo on the 5th fret if he is tuned to A or 3rd fret if he is tuned to G. ![]() Or try tuning to G for less string tension but still more than if in E.įattest string G then C - F - A# - D - G. To tune to A starting with the fattest string (normally low E and technically the 6th string) use a chromatic digital tuning device (or phone ap) and tune A - D - G - C - E - A ![]() Most 3/4 size and up will do well with standard tuning if the appropriate strings are used. But it may not work with the i-phone chord ap if not in standard tuning (not sure). That short of a scale might indeed work better with a higher tuning. I am adding this as a new answer based on new understanding that you may have a half size guitar.
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