Kid Guitars

It’s bound to happen sooner or later. When a guitar sees regular use, it’s only a matter of time before a string becomes so tense that it snaps in two. A broken string isn’t cause for concern; in fact, it’s critical that kids learn how to change their strings independently at a young age so that they don’t just set the instrument aside in frustration. You’ll need a few tools before attempting to change the strings of a childrens guitar.

Grab a string winder, a damp cloth, a wire cutter and a large scrap of paper. Begin by loosening the sixth string of the guitar with the winder, and snap it off with the cutter as near to the tuning peg as possible. Throw out the old string and attach a new one by stringing it through the bridge hole. Then feed the string through toward the head of the guitar and through the hole in the tuning peg. Leave a bit of slack in the string and hold it in place as you turn the tuning peg to tighten it. Use a wire cutter to trim the excess string off the end, then repeat these steps with the other five strings.