Restringing

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This is the procedure that Emmett recommends for stringing the Stick.

With one hand, hold the ball end of the string down by the bridge (or go ahead and temporarily install it) and with the other hand stretch the string up to the target winding head.

From the center of the winding post, add 2 to 3 cm of extra string length, and then place a right-angle bend in the string. (This extra string length will be what is wrapped around the post, and the length necessary will vary slightly from string to string. It is a very good idea to leave a little more than you think you'll need the first few times you make string changes, until you get a feel for how much length is necessary.) After the bend, leave enough string to slide through the hole in the tuning post; cut off the extra.

If you temporarily installed the ball end in the bridge, remove it now.

Insert the string up to the bend into the hole of the winding post, and then wind the string around the post, keeping it tight (no slack). You should be able to get 2 to 3 winds around the post.

Pull the string down to the bridge, fitting it into both the nut slot and bridge screw along the way. If your measurements were off and the ball end doesn't quite reach the bridge, twist the winding head to feed it out a bit, while continuing to pull the ball end to keep the string taut.

As you are getting the ball end slotted in the bridge, use your free hand to pull up on the string to make sure the string remains taut.

While winding the string up close to pitch with one hand, use the other hand to keep the string taut. It is a good idea to place the hand keeping the string taut up near the nut, so you can stick your index finger out to press down on the string between the nut and the winding head, to make sure the string winds down around the middle of the winding head (and making sure it overlaps to "lock" the string in place).

As the string nears pitch, slide the hand keeping the string taut down to the 12th fret, to pull up on the string at that position a bit to stretch the string at the harmonic as you near pitch.