How to restring a classical guitar 

Hi everyone. Thank you all for watching my video and leaving comments. If you find this video useful, then I'm glad I could help. Thanks.

Informative and helpful video. Also, oddly creepy.

Hands down the best, most relaxing “how to” video in the world.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Can't help but wonder why an electric blues guitar track is the backdrop to this classical guitar restring tutorial...

well great, now i know _everything_ about sex but nothing about _guitar stringing_

This is an excellent classical guitar re-stringing video for a few reasons: 1) soundtrack is soothing and engaging 2) video angles are correct and 3) illustration of how the string is threaded is so apparent that anyone can do it. Thx a ton!

Instructions unclear my guitar turned into a xylophone

Looking forward to video of him tieing his shoelaces..

I play guitar since over 30 years and felt like a total moron trying to restring my gf old classical guitar. Your video saved me from absolute embarrassment. Thank you.

Never knew changing my strings could be such a relaxing and mystical experience, but this music man..

Just want to leave a simple "Thank you" for the time and effort involved in creating this brilliantly minimalistic instruction on how to change these strings, which appears to be so daunting. You have shown that it is not so difficult, after all. THANK YOU!

Thank you everyone for watching. About the gloves... they're a bit of a mystery. Sorry.

thanks a lot it's probably the most clear and detailed demonstration i could find about restringing

This is awesome... I felt like I was watching the opening scene to “The Guitar String Killer” ...killing soon in a theater near you

Feel like I'm watching guitar string erotica, complete with slow motion replays of the best parts.

You can change them as soon as you notice any change in the sound. It may depend on how much you play. Also, the silverplated nylon strings do change color a bit after a while.

what happens if u string a guitar without gloves on???? do u die?? ermergerr

The tension waiting for that A string knot was unbearable!

As most classical guitarists would say, this tutorial is "on fleek!!!" Excellent video. THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH!!!!

I have played guitar off and on for several years. After about a 15 year hiatus, I have recently picked it up again. I'm a little embarrassed to admit, but I've never changed my own strings. I always found a friend or paid someone at a music store to do it. The task intimidated me. I thought I would break the strings or not do it correctly. Thank you for making such a cool video. The close-ups and slow, careful speed of it were most helpful! And finally, I changed my own strings. :)

i just watched a surgery

I just hope people new to guitars don't tie a knot in their strings at the machine-head , especially the 3 thinnest ones on steel- string & electric guitars . New ones knotted like this can break as you bring them up to concert-pitch ! All that's needed is to "trap" the loose end under 2 or 3 windings , they'll never come loose . And taking them off at your next string-change is much easier , trying to undo a knot at the back of a dark stage if you break one in the middle of a gig is a nightmare . Hope this helps , Nige .

This video is so helpful and relaxing. No frustration during the restringing process.

I love that you made this totally visual, and did a fabulous job of it. Loved the music, also.

this is so dramatic lol

Dexter, restringing a guitar.

even after 12 years, this video is helpful. If you're here man, thank you 💙

Thank you so much for this video. It is clear the effort you took to make sure noobs like me understand exactly how it is done.

For a first timer like me, this was perfect!!! Thank you so much!!! I’m so excited to start playing.

I felt like I was stoned by the time this video was over.

Thanks. After 21 years Im finally able to change my strings in 5 minutes perfectly. Best video about it.

so glad I FINALLY found a video that simply shows all of the movements required to restring a classical, and slowly enough to see everything and keep up! great job

EXCELLENT, No Talking just showing how to string.

Absolute best video on how to string a classical guitar. I've done several string changes on mine since watching this video, using this technique, and they always come out so PERFECT. Thank you!

Najlepszy filmik jaki znalazłam, bez zbędnego gadania a wszystko jasno i przejrzyście pokazane

Thank you for your clear, quick, no messing about help. I can't bear videos that ramble crap for ten minutes and show you what to do for ten seconds!

this has been a total lifesaver for me mate!! thanks so much for a brilliant tutorial - really helped me massively!!

This is the most phycidelic tutorial I've ever seen on youtube

Finally a video that shuts up and actually shows you how to do it.

perfect instructions. no talking, straight to the point, slow and steady.

All Along The Watchtower fantastic version. Just love this rendition!!!

This is the best video I have watched. You guide the beginners through step by step. You have made restringing a guitar so easy and simple. I can watch every movement. Nothing is missed out here. Thanks heaps :)

Thank you, that's a cool guide! I haven't touched the guitar for 5 years and forgot everything. This brought me up to speed!

Awesome! A visual and precise gem. Thank you.

Interviewer: So what do you in life? Phorenon: I'm a surgeon. Interviewer: And what was your last operation? Phorenon: I restringed a classical guitar.

Thank you,its been years since you made the video it worked!thankyou you saved my life ♥️♥️♥️

This is one of (if not THE) BEST restringing video tutorial I've ever seen, by a long mile. 👏👏👏👏👏👏

I’ve restrung my classical over and over again but I still go back to the video thank you

This was just the perfect video, gave my mind plenty of time to soak up exactly what was going on...it registered! Thanks my Friend! Jeff Mercer

This is the best video on RU-vid. Thank you!

This is without a doubt the best instructional video on how to string a guitar hands down, fucking perfect!

One of the most satisfying events in my life - loved it

Thumbs up for no-nonsense video. I was expecting "Hey guyz whatzup!" but instead exactly what i needed

Good vid-showed clearly how to tie the knots.

Not even kidding. I just got a new set of classical strings in the mail from amazon. I walk upstairs and pick up my classical as I start singing All Along The Watchtower and played along for a moment. Then I decided to look up videos while working and this was my first click. I had to comment when I heard the song.

I cannot even begin to put into words how useful this was. Thank you!

You're welcome, and thank you for taking the time to leave your comment.

Nice vid! Finally someone who actually showed how strings being looped instead of listening to their chat and just watching at their fingers.

this is by far the best guitar restringing video i've ever seen

You have instructed quite well on how to restring my Classical guitar. Thank you.

Does anyone else feel like they've taken acid after watching this video?

great video and music ;) good work dude !

so grateful to you for putting this up - restringing can be a very frustrating process and you've made it much easier for me

Thank you brother , I am going right now to restring my guitar . I learned a lesson tonight without listening many words

There was one item I did not see while you carried out such complicated intervention: a stethoscope.

Extra stalkerish. Nice touch, liked.

Useful video! Thanks! I dug up my old classical guitar with rusted strings from under the dust because I'm expected to provide accompaniment for the Christmas songs tonight and I wasn't sure how to go about restringing. Cheers!

I always come back for that sick guitar in the background

So very happy I found your video. Am restringing my daughter's classical guitar. You've saved me time and tears. Kudos to your video! It was easier than I expected. I didn't know that the stiff end of the string goes into the bottom end. So logical yet I was clueless to this fact. Thank you very MUCH!!

This video made me feel uncomfortable

Great demonstration, good detail, superb. I clearly understand what needs to be done!

You just taught me to restring this old Rocio model r20 I aquired from a messy hippy a while ago. Thanks fellers, respect!

Absolutely brilliant video. Notes on all important points, clear movements, and excellent music. Thank you my man, you are a dude. :)

Dude! You're making love with the guitar... :p But it's really good... I liked it! After watching, there's no way you can't restring a classical guitar... Props!

This video took me on a journey to enlightenment, bless you for posting 😉

Thank you. This is the clearest instructional video on this I have found.

My string just crashed again and my guitar has a crack now. Can someone help?

The tension was almost too much to bear......hey I'm here all week!

The best teaching is to show exactly what to do...and you have done just that. Thanks

Could have been a 2-minute video, but I don't mind detailed tutorials, because sometimes you just don't understand what the guy's doing, so I thank Phorenon for taking some time and making it as clear as possible.

Very good, not too much yackking like most of them has. Interesting to choose that tune to show how to tune a classical guitar.

You can do them in whichever order you'd like. I wind them toward the outside of the pegs. You're welcome to use your own method, this is just my preferred method. Thanks for watching.

It's rather nice to see it done slowly and steadily for once instead of a hand continuously being in the way. Thanks for that, and well done. It really helped.

Love the video, been playing for years...but started so had to finish. Whilst I string differently it just goes to show many roads lead to Rome. Great music and brilliant camera work.

Great video , can`t believe the number of dislikes , 290 people couldn`t figure out how to tie a knot .

well done, very useful. thank you! haters should go and practice playing...

I cannot fathom why anyone would want dialog or verbal instructions with this. There are tons of videos on restringing with it, and they are mostly confusing with instructions like "loop around the back", etc. - who knows what the hell they mean! This is perfect.

Thank you so much for the close up, overhead angle and for doing it slowly. This is the best vid I've seen so far. Very helpful!

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Beautiful, perfectly timed to the awesome cover of "All along the watchtower" - by who?

the most easy to follow, straight foward, clear tutorial ever! Thanl you!

a great straight forward tutorial,i didnt have a clue before this, now my grandsons classical axe is all strung proper like,thanks so much

Is he defusing a bomb !!! What a drama

Im guessing the gloves are because of your reluctance to handle a G-string you recieved from a total stranger. BTW, excellent primer. Thanks

I've never restrung *anything* in my life so I thought this was going to be a huge fail. I put new strings on my guitar while simultaneously watching your video and I didn't have a single problem the whole way through. Also, your description in the downbar about how to restring 1/2/3 was very easy to follow! Thank you so much. My left hand is so sore from winding the pegs and it hurts so good.

Thanks for the video, amongst all the other restring videos out there this was the clearest.

Even my dog can restring his guitar after this tutorial

bruh the strings are to tight to djent on...

Watched many other tutorials, but this one is the easiest to follow. No human explanation needed😆

This was just what I needed and it could not have been any better. Many thanks