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

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

JimK

thaus wrote: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!

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

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

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

get janglebox.

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.

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.

thaus wrote: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!

Start at the outside and work your way in.

beatlefreak wrote:Start at the outside and work your way in.

Kris,is that the same for cakes?

IMO, it's the same for life.

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!!