How To Restring A Ukulele - Beginner's Guide To Replacing Uke Strings

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Have you broken a string on your ukulele, or maybe just fancy treating your instrument to a fresh set? In this beginner's guide to re-stringing, Sam shows us how to easily replace a string on a ukulele.
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In this video, we take a in-depth look at how to change a string on a ukulele, including how to correctly attach a string to the ukulele's bridge, cutting the string to the correct length, how to wind a string onto a tuning post and which strings and tuning notes correspond to each tuner.
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[@ZipGoodie]

Thanks! For folks who just want instructions, you can skip to 1:11.

[@roryweiser2379]

THANK YOU!!! I've watched a few videos on how to re-string the uke, and this is the only one to give exact measurements on how far to pull the strings through the bridge and tuners. Very helpful. 😊

[@ShadeAssault]

Thanks for this! When I was in Hawai'i last month, I bought a baritone Uke and shipped it home. It appeared to have been in the store a while and the D and G strings were tarnished (D and G were steels, B and E were nylon) so they gave me a full set of complimentary strings. Woke up this morning and the G string had snapped at the tuning machine. I've restrung guitars and basses before but have never seen how to restring an instrument with a tie block. This is excellent! Gonna watch a couple more videos to make sure I understand it completely, but I am very confident I can do it with just your 5-minute video!

[@ashleypetersen5945]

Thank you! I bought a DIY ukulele and it didn’t come with any instructions! This was very helpful.

[@Nyisam]

Why even buy a diy uke🥴

[@skop3569]

No instructions? They really said do it yourself don't get us involved :D

[@patrickscott2914]

What the hell is a DIY Ukulele? Lol

[@Gruuvin1]

Aren't all instruments DIY?

[@quackquack7537]

@@Gruuvin1 no some are FYI (factory it yourself)

[@michaelstell2625]

Elementary school teacher here and found the video to be very helpful. No extra talking points or sales pitches. Thank you so much for this. I have a class set of 30 ukuleles and was dreading the string break I know is coming. Your video was exactly what I was looking for.

[@morefluid_thanwater]

Thank you so much! I put off changing my strings for 2 years partly bc I was nervous about it, but you made explained it perfectly. Had no worries with the video by my side as reference, this is exactly what I was looking for.

[@mystxc1028]

this single video changed my entire life... I thank God for your whole existence!

[@MikeOShay]

Nice vid! I'm glad you mentioned the thicknesses, I was worried they labelled them wrong when I saw the thicket ones were in the middle.

[@ravfromsweden]

Exactly the reason I came here for. Thanks for that comment. :D

[@dancourtney4]

Try to think of it this way: when your uke is FACING you, string one is at the top!

[@volodyadykun6490]

They would be by thickness and pitch, if not for G

[@vibranttyrant]

instructions unclear, killed a person

[@pozsegeri]

damn

[@sarahn9405]

Your video made restringing my uke simple, and this was my first time doing so! I don't have a string winder but it didn't take me very long despite that. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@SrinM531]

I had never restrung my ukulele before and this video really helped me have a smooth experience with doing it the first time, thank you!

[@kerryreedus333]

Thank you for being precise and sticking to the tutorial. Also, huge thanks for not bursting into song!🎼🎵✔

[@brandonbunting4533]

Just such a great straight forward video... well produced and executed

[@superd222tube]

Well done! Appreciate your Pro tips, Sam. Especially the length of string to wind onto the tuning peg. Strum your Uke every day, to keep Covid away!

[@silverisacolor]

Who needs a string cutter when you got a cat claw scissor

[@katielopez7822]

Thanks so much! First time restringing because it seemed really daunting but this completely set me at ease!

[@violinzeta]

Thank you! This is the best video on restringing a uke! Totally demystified everything! 👏👏👏

[@davidvance3527]

Thank you for explaining the position, thickness and notes of the strings. 👍

[@wasabi2093]

Awesome! This was easy to follow and eased my anxiety of re-stringing my uke.

[@Nightowlnursery]

Awesome ! I just got new Ernie Ball strings today and I have the saMe Cordoba uke you have ... this is my first to change strings ty for the helpful video !

[@phillyman5000]

Thanks dude!! Just got a new set of strings. Very helpful video!

[@GrahamWilsonPhD]

Brilliant. Exactly what I needed and in 1/10th the time of other videos! Thank you.

[@paulavarner5331]

This is a great instructional video. Anyone should be able to restring their ukulele after watching this! Thanks!!!

[@lisac9342]

Great video. Super helpful. Thank you!

[@maryritzmann3886]

Thanks! I‘m a cellist and had therefore NO CLUE how to restring my niece‘s uke! Very helpful. 😁

[@P4Patero]

Thank you that was awesome and to the point 🙌🏼

[@user-wx2zd9lp5h]

Thank you so much!! This is so helpful!💗

[@nemo227]

This video was VERY USEFUL. Thank you very much. I don't play the ukulele but I gave one to my wife and just picked it up and thought, "How the heck is this tuned? Big strings in the middle?"

[@Spinsel]

Just put new strings on my ukelele and this was such a huge help. Thanks!

[@stayboystereo]

Thank you! so straight forward and clear.

[@nocturnalbutterfly2280]

Thank you! I was worried that my Ukulele was damaged or something. I am new at it and had to get one for my college class. Thank you once again for explaining!!

[@NIKOkorbut]

Thank you! A well-thought video, the part about having the strings on the inner side is indeed tricky

[@BurningtunaDC]

Super nice tutorial. Thanks for shooting and sharing.

[@TaytaysangmaTaytaysangma]

Thank you sir ... For your instructions ❤

[@RikFlick]

Massive help, thanks!

[@ZakaryProductions]

You saved my life, I found a ukulele and the strings were pop out. I had some extra ones to fix it and oh my god I’m so lucky I found you. The strings were fixed and it didn’t even take so long. God bless you man!

[@critstixdarkspear5375]

Sam reminds me so much of the genius that played Baldrick in Blackadder. Makes me smile every time is see him present these magnificent videos.

[@luckygardeniasdashboardcon9214]

Very helpful video thank you!

[@leftyseel8658]

Thanks! Easy to follow instructions.

[@cyberrabbitone]

Great video, well informative.

[@brandonhuber7490]

Thanks! I just got a Nuvo Acoustic Plus, and I can't wait to hook it up to my pedals.

[@linny17111988]

Such a useful video, need to restring my ukulele and with your instruction took me only a few minutes for each string 😊

[@flowernoire]

thank you for clear instructions and good quality video to demonstrate

[@jeffbylund943]

Thank you! Very nicely done

[@tankhalffull]

This beginner really appreciates the info.. Best regaRDS!

[@tonycarey9731]

My brand new set of Galli strings came un-marked but in pairs and I had to look VERY closely to descerne which was which. Not an easy thing when one is either a beginner or - as old as I am! ; ) Thank you for this video, fundemental though it is, it helped a lot.

[@bombjack78]

Just made a travel ukulele, couldn't the right notes for tuning and the string layout. Thanks for your video.

[@parthwader7312]

This was a life saver just got my new strings and was so confused on how to string it

[@JoseGonzalez-pz2qq]

Thank you so much for the information.

[@evilscientistrecords]

Thanks! Good shot of that tricky knot.

[@bubblesthebluefox2842]

Thanks man! I am restoring a thrift shop ukelele and this was very helpful

[@bubblesthebluefox2842]

There was no strings on it.

[@michaelray9576]

BRILLIANT...THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP

[@justcoline1441]

Thank u so much this helps for me ☺️

[@ProgRockDan1]

Thanks for the tips

[@sweetdisappointmentpie489]

thank you so much!!! i snapped the a string on my ukulele earlier and had it fixed hours later.

[@zuutube875]

Bought a ukulele from these guys (Nottingham branch) it was delivered with a snapped string but without hesitation they sent me a new set of strings to get me going. Lovely company

[@slidefever]

Excellent video

[@Ann-rg5od]

I just started the ukelele and my brother untangled it so it is/was lose so I couldn't play so it's so amazing

[@TallCommander]

Thanks. Bought a Soprano Uke and the strings it came with just sounded off. This helped a lot.

[@dhabiaalqubaisi5445]

Thank you so much❤❤❤

[@gooseotter1594]

Fantastic. It’s a good day

[@scuffed_logic5235]

def earned a like!

[@andywanderlost]

this video was a godsend! bought a fairly cheap uke with s#!t strings, you helped me restrung it with some good ones!

[@iwantcheesecake63]

I have come back home after 4 years 😁 And my parents loosened the strings so they don't get stretched. Anyways this helped me and thank you so muchhh💕

[@DRAIN_EMPIRE]

Bro your a life saver my mom won’t shout at me now:D

[@GooseCreekEntertain]

Perfect, thanks

[@KitKedi]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@cookabadge]

Trying to fix my moms 15 year old plastic shitty ukulele bc I want a guitar can't afford one and found it. Didn't have everything but did my best and it worked well enough for me to have fun with it. Thanks

[@armitagebrothersmusic]

thats awesome

[@discipleofchrist7788]

Thank you sir

[@ReachingRicci]

Gracias mate

[@alienatingmyaudience2124]

I accidentally messed up all my ukulele strings and this is really simple and helpful as I've never had to restring it before, thank you :D

[@camila2236]

THANK YOUUU

[@LilG2105]

just tried to get past 3 wounds on my wound low G (because you said about 5-10 wounds) and snapped it :'( time to order more and try again

[@TheZazul666]

thanks!

[@dordrechtsmuseum9274]

Thank you :)

[@yooliaw5323]

Thank you

[@LeahPaintsWot]

My cat bit my ukelele string and here I am~

[@donnabosworth2680]

Love your video! What's the tool you're using to wind the string?

[@sudoquiamares480]

Long video lesson please,,,and make a lesson on how to restring classical guitar,because some video lesson in KZbin is not clear,but you're a good teacher

[@tanyushmusic]

thanks a lot for the video! what's the name of that device which you used for the tuning posts?

[@hey_super]

Great video, you kinda sound like Korg from the Thor films!

[@BuNNDoGG]

cool, highest pitch and looking at instrument straight on first string is to the right. if its in playing position its the closest to the ground?

[@nillawafez3979]

I found a ukelele buried in my room and I have absolutely no idea where it came from, but the strings are completely wrong and goes from thinnest to thickest like in would be on a guitar! I have no idea who owned it before me, but they didn’t play ukulele!

[@clay_ton]

How do you tie the ends of the strings exactly like in 1:44??

[@lyndagibson9699]

I’m sure you figured it out by now but this video by Córdoba helped me so much. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oarZaKiFnr2mmK8

[@thenameslexityorlexinnit8296]

I totally didn’t break one of my ukulele strings while trying to find string (:

[@aliyah8768]

Same 😭😭

[@thenameslexityorlexinnit8296]

@@aliyah8768 sndejshwjdhwkeb I was trying to re paint it and I broke the string while taking the paint off

[@aliyah8768]

@@thenameslexityorlexinnit8296 dqnghhh,smsiejdjeue thats toughhhh

[@leahh550]

I was trying to tune it didn’t look at which one I was tunning got too tight and broke

[@makaylie3634]

me too

[@hiltonmcconnell2563]

I have 2 Leho ukulele a soprano and a tenor They are strung different than any thing I can find on the internet, could you please put a video on how they are strung. thanks.

[@kutietomitski8215]

My string snapped and cut my finger

[@DJ_Kane1224]

How bad was cut. How’d that happen

[@belugah8238]

@@DJ_Kane1224 the string snapped

[@books-tolistensto]

😬

[@Minister_of_Magic_1997]

Your strings snapped and cut your finger?

[@sabotage_yt]

I’m sorry

[@AspynDotZip]

I was wondering how that knot at the bridge was made! Shows how much I play uke lol

[@stari-jy5vs]

Got my uke at 13 I'm now almost 18 gotta change these bad boys today

[@anapaniagua4546]

Thank you amazing video for a newbie like me! Was panicking when my string snapped and was so scared of changing my strings. The only thing im curious about, my strings were kind of intertwined at the bridge saddle like each had their own knot then kind of the next string got hooked to the previous one before its own knot not sure if im making myself clear, looked almost as if it was one loooong string for the four strings. Does it make a difference if each knot is separate or looped together at the bridge/saddle

[@anapaniagua4546]

I can even see it in ur uke in the video at the beginning, how do u achieve that look? Wish you could show how u do the second one

[@Ungeeer_808]

Great video! one suggestion.. ukulele (oo-koo-le-le) NOT (U-ku-le-le). In hawaiian uku means bug/flea and lele means to jump which is how the name came to be. Back in the day when people were jamming, their fingers were like bugs jumping on the fret board. Itʻs a hawaiian word, not an english word. Thanks again for the great video.

[@cormacscorner]

Fair but different people have different pronunciations for things…you’re gonna have to learn how to live with it

[@bradatimudrac]

Do i really need yo change string, i have uke for about 2 years but only pley ot around 40 hour total. I startet pleying again hope i will stick with it this time.

[@tomhatesromcoms7536]

okay, im doing exactly as you said and my a string pops out of the tie thing when im trying to tune it?? what is wrong? it works fine on the other ones. help pls :/

[@christiansales8277]

Is the 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th string of yukelele is the same thickness?

[@karolinaandri6974]

Thank you but here’s the thing I did it a bunch of times but my ukulele gets out of tune before I even finish tuning the 4 string why ?

[@dancourtney4]

New strings are constantly stretching! It can take 1-2 weeks for them to completely settle to the point that they will stay in tune; less if you are practicing often and tuning frequently.

[@davesherrell447]

Hello I've never played a ukulele or guitar. Always wanted to learn to play a ukulele I'm left-handed would that be a problem

[@simpleishay]

any idea what string set I would need? All my uke says is "Cordoba 10CM"

[@jhonmark1623]

What should the top string the 4 or 1?