Thank you for choosing a Yamaha guitar! We know that your new instrument
is going to provide you with years of musical enjoyment.
Your Yamaha guitar is built to be reliable and easy to maintain year after
year. However there are also things the player must do to keep the guitar in
top shape. These are outlined in this booklet.
When to change strings?
All strings get old due to a number of factors: wear and tear from playing,
hand sweat, dirt, and rust. When strings get old, they start to sound dull and
their intonation becomes less reliable.
How often you change them is a personal decision. Professionals will often
change them after every show! However, most normal players would find this
an annoyance—not to mention expensive. An average player might change
his/her strings every three to six months, depending on how much and how
hard they play.
Changing strings is a fact of life for all guitar players. It is not difficult to
do once you have done it a few times. Hopefully this booklet will help you to
change your strings quickly, and make the job look professional.
Clean your strings!
You can make your strings last longer by wiping them off after you play.
Simply run a dry cloth along the length of each string. You can keep a cloth
in your case for this purpose.
Introduction
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