How To Fix A Common Guitar String Problem

If you find that when you are tuning your guitar, and as you turn the tuning head your strings go “CLINK” or “BING” or they just generally sound like they’re stretching and at any point they could snap, then listen carefully.

What’s happening is the NUT at the base of the headstock is catching your strings as they stretch when you turn the tuning heads.

The Nut Of Your Guitar

So, the fix is to take some pencil lead (graphite) and rub some graphite dust in the little channels that the strings sit in.

No more “BING” or otherwise scary sounds.

Much Respect,
The Musician’s Toolbox