Ready to string my 620/12....any advice??

[thaus]

Ok, I have the McGuinn DVD, fresh set of Rickenbacker strings and I'm ready to go in..........any tips or suggestions??

[jimk]

Sounds to me like you're all set. Enjoy the ride.

JimK

[scotty]

Ok, I have the McGuinn DVD, fresh set of Rickenbacker strings and I'm ready to go in..........any tips or suggestions??

No kids,a beer,no Mrs and a tuner!

[JakeK]

"He's got a ticket to ride...he's got a ticket to ride"

Go for it, Mike...tell us how it was!

[Clint]

Don't psych yourself out. It isn't that bad.

[grazioso]

get janglebox.

[8mileshigher]

Expert Luthier Mark Arnquist posted detailed step-by-step instructions on re-stringing 12 string Rics a couple of years ago... check the archives vault here on the Forum.... believe it might be under "Vibrola - Technical Forum" section. Not sure if McGuinn recommended putting tape to help hold the strings in place, on the R-tailpiece, but that's what Arnquist recommends. Some folks hold them in place during the restringing by using their crumpled up polish cloth. Helps to have a lot of patience on doing the slot strings.

By the way, I just spent a good part of last Saturday re-stringing three Rics -- unfortunately somewhere in the process I ended up with a small string-scratch on the bottom horn of my 360-12. So you can't be careful enough.
Regards
Rich F.

[thaus]

Thanks for the advice!! (Feel kind of silly asking about stringing a guitar since I own about 20 and stringing up is 2nd nature!!) But when you look at the headstock on a Ric 12-string, you realize this is something different! I like the advice about a beer in hand.......I am German so that will work out well!! The McGuinn video recommends that you change each string separately........I have read somewhere else about putting a piece of foam or such at the tail-piece to keep the string ends in the slots.

[ricardo_vicente]

I have read somewhere else about putting a piece of foam or such at the tail-piece to keep the string ends in the slots.

A capo helps too. Viel Spaß und prost!

[beatlefreak]

Start at the outside and work your way in.

[scotty]

Start at the outside and work your way in.

Kris,is that the same for cakes?

[jingle_jangle]

IMO, it's the same for life.

[thaus]

The deed is done and man, the guitar sounds sweet!! Thanks for all the tips and encouragement......a little different and slower than stringing my guild 12-string but I guess my speed will improve with time!! I can now understand why some say to start from the outside............the tuners in the channels are a little difficult at first and I was trying my normal locking the string method and that was impossible! Now time to get that JangleBox!!