How to change Mandolin Strings - A Step-by-Step Tutorial with Pro Tips

In today's tutorial, we will demystify the process of changing strings on your mandolin. Whether you're a seasoned player or a newbie, maintaining your instrument is essential for achieving that crisp, clear sound you love.
In this video, I provide a step-by-step guide covering everything you need to know about mandolin string replacement. We've got you covered, from gathering the necessary tools to ensuring proper string installment and tuning your mandolin.
I will share some pro tips regarding:
• which order to change the strings
• how to securely attach the mandolin string for a quick change
• how to correct the tilting bridge
• lubricating the nut groove
• training your ear while changing strings
• and much more.
My detailed demonstration will walk you through the entire process, making it easy to follow. We'll share tips and tricks to help simplify this often intimidating task.
Let's work together to keep our instruments in top-notch condition. Whether preparing for a gig or just jamming at home, fresh strings can make all the difference.
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[@MandolinSecrets]

How often do you change strings on your mandolin?

[@kevinolear6717]

Nice info Magnus. I don't change often but I use monel strings, love the warmth & sound of them on my mandolin. Have some new ones on the way as I will also be replacing my bridge.

[@solomonkane128]

Glad I found this video. Made changing my strings for the first time a breeze. Thanks!

[@alexis-dylan]

Great advice for people! As a professional luthier I'm glad to see you not using the poorly named "luthier's knot." A simple kink in the strings does more than enough to lock the string in place and knots always make changing strings harder than it needs to be. Love your videos by the way!

[@Fernwald84]

Very informative video on string changing, Magnus. BTW, the word for that kind of pencil you were not sure of is "mechanical pencil"--at least that's what it is here in the U.S. We call the material that the pencil writes with "lead" but it is not the chemical element lead (Pb, the chemical symbol for it) but, rather, graphite. This is true also of the wooden pencils (that's what we call the original pencils which you have to sharpen to get a point to write with). Graphite is a form of carbon, where the atoms form lattices in sheets which glide over each other, making it an excellent, non-oily lubricant.

[@abrahama2643]

Thanks for the lesson. I've owned my mandolin for a few years now, and I'm going to attempt to change my own strings. p.s. They're called mechanical pencils, my friend.

[@bbrages]

I just changed my strings last night and now this video pops up.

[@craigredline]

Personally, I'd use masking tape or painter's tape to mark out the bridge location. It's low tack adhesive, and doesn't mean you have to cut up a post it!

[@WorshipGuitarist4life17]

How much slack for the high e string??? I pull back a fret, I get c, 2.5 frets, D

[@gwennbair3976]

Hello Magnus! Just finished following your instructions carefully. I think it's the most clear video I've experienced about changing strings. The simple way you showed how to bend the string in the opposite direction to the post turn was shown clearly. Some videos show the hand over that important part of the instructions, leaving me uncertain. I ran into a problem with the loop at the A string end (bottom) actually ending up on the EDGE of the hook in the tailpiece for one of the A strings. I couldn't change that without removing that end and redoing it. I happened before to me too. I think giving a pinch to the loop before passing it over the hook seems like a good idea but are there any drawbacks to that? I will jam this week twice so I'll be watching to see if it stays tuned better than my previously more sloppy string changing technique. Thank you for the good video.

[@MandolinSecrets]

Thanks Gwenn! Yes, giving a pinch to the loop may be the right way to fix this issue.

[@jamessievert9813]

I just use a stack of socks to support the headstock of my instruments when changing strings or adjusting the truss rod.

[@MandolinSecrets]

Great hack @jamessievert9813!

[@crankypaul8484]

Anybody notice that this guy sounds like Father Guido Sarducci?