Stringing A Nylon Guitar

[sepultura999]

I dug out my old yamaha nylon. i haven't put strings on it in a year or so and wanted to get it up and running again. i bought some d'addario ball end nylons. I can't find one decent webpage through google on stringing through the machine heads (pictures help best). After reading a few I tried it on my own, and the EAD stay in tune but the GBE as I tune will go up, then die down to the beginning again. I've tried 3 times, including restringing them and it still does this. I'm about ready to take them all off, put the ball ends through the machine heads and just tie them at the bridge. Any help on stringing these nylon strings?

-Jamie

[marksound]

Did you try this?

http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/Musician/G...lassicstr4.html

[essexdave]

Them nylon strings stretch like no tomorrow, you just have to perevere for a few days and you'll get there eventually. I used to hate stringing my classical guitar for that very same reason. But new strings sound soooo good.

[Southpa]

I know of 2 ways to attach strings to tuning posts. One is to thread thru the hole give half a turn on the post and then slip the end UNDER the winding which will hold it against the post. The second way is to thread thru the hole and wind it around the post about 4 times. I prefer the second way for stringing all my guitars including my classical. Which method are you trying? I think the first method might work ok for steel strings but the monofilament type strings on a classical might slip. As mentioned, these strings are prone to stretching so give it enough windings around the post and keep tuning until the strings stay in tune.

I can't see any other problems unless your bridge is slowly lifting off the body, .

[unclej]

Them nylon strings stretch like no tomorrow, you just have to perevere for a few days and you'll get there eventually. I used to hate stringing my classical guitar for that very same reason. But new strings sound soooo good.

edave has probably identified your problem. nylons will stretch for days and respond to heat and humidity much more than steel strings. but you might also try this on the g, b and e string: put the string through the hole and push enough through to wrap the string around and put it into the hole a second time. snug it up and then do your winding. no slippage there so any de-tuning is almost guaranteed to be stretching.

[GhO$t]

Once ive put new strings on before tuning up i gently 'pull' them up from the fret board to stretch them, and also tune to a higher pitch then down to concert pitch, this is just because im impatient and like it to stay in tune straight away, if you are going to do this stretch them very gently!!