How to restring a Ukulele

[@mrsbucky1]

Even though you're left-handed, your video helped me the most! I was so frustrated before finding your video! Your camera angles when you're wrapping the string and pulling it through the nut were' spot on! Thank you so much! Cheers!

[@alwayslookingatself]

It's always nice to see another lefty making ukulele content

[@FrankDudgeon]

Thank you - one of the clearest and simplest string change demos I've seen.

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

Frank Dudgeon thanks for watching

[@Feverm00n]

Thanks for talking about the direction the string should be going in the tuner!

[@robynjustrobyn1014]

Lovely and clear and easy to follow. You've removed my fear and made it look so easy. Thanks tons!

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

That's great news. Good luck!

[@spinnersue17]

Thank you for such a clear tutorial.

[@terrishamblin8113]

Thanks for the video. It was very helpful!

[@tmo7734]

An oldie but a goodie. Thanks, Alex.

[@ukeing_lady721]

Thanks, Ales, that was very helpful.

[@btipton72]

Love this Alex. I have always been afraid to try this because of the tying. It looked scary. But I did it along with your video. Thank you so much. You saved me a bit of money too.

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

😊

[@helenblairman502]

Thank you as a fellow left hander that was extremely clear. This means I don't have to rely on others when I want to restring. Thank you Alex.Hopefully see you at christmas.

[@KingsdaughterJo]

Thank you that was really helpful and very clearly explained & demonstrated.

[@helzhathnofury7363]

Just completed my first restring. Phew …. Well that was quite a feat and really pleased I don’t have to do that for a while.

[@krxty.3480]

I got my ukelele today and broke the A string, and I was worried my mum would get angry, so I found this video and it saved me! tysm

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

Happy I could help. Well done for having a go at fixing it!

[@davidcarton2575]

Nicely done, definitely the clearest explanation I've seen. Would give me confidence I could do this now. Cheers

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

Great stuff, happy to help!

[@christinedurand6426]

Absolutely brilliant! Thanks 😊

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@aggunia57]

Nice explanation!

[@vickilowman2844]

Thank you Alex! It’s not quite as easy as you make it look, haha, but thanks to simple and clear instructions I have been able to change the strings on my uke for the first time, yay :) It’s not a very tidy or pretty job but hopefully that will come with practice. I found the A the hardest for some reason, it pinged out of the bridge hole twice, but by looping round a 3rd time on the 3rd go, I got it to hold.

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

Well done for trying and getting through it... I think that's half the battle the first few times. You'll get there!

[@JMarr-yj3ne]

Not only a clear and easy to follow tutorial but an added bonus for us lefties to not have to think in reverse for a change😀

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

🤣

[@133taxi]

Great tutorial thanks , what I done when I ist re strung my uke was , to practice on the old strings till I got it right 👍🏻

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

Good tip

[@lindalederman8324]

Hi. That was wonderful. Calm and reassuring. Have a stringing problem of my own making. I'm a fiddler trying to string a tenor ukulele to fiddle pitch G,D,A,E.. All works well till I try to get the octave higher e string...I have bought some .018 strings and got it to work once..but the tension required tends to pull the string end through the double knots tied over the bridge when the tightening gets close to pitch.Any notions of other strings that might work of better know to tie..thanks in advance.

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

No advice for that I'm afraid as I've never found a good solution. I'd tune the CGDA instead if you can get away with it

[@pintickler7132]

Been playing uke for 3 years and havent had to change them yet (and on a uke I just got yesterday lol). But again you make a wonderful video to help me. Thanks Alex, as always informative and classy. I appreciate it!

[@JodyM2]

Thanks, I Love your Videos

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

JodyM2 thank you! 🤗

[@cosmic39]

I had trouble getting the strings out of the sound hole - hooked them out with a long pipe cleaner in the end - worked really well :)

[@christiannalexanderr]

Thank you for this video! This is perfect for me. Thanks again!

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

Christian Alexander happy to help

[@yvonnedoherty7666]

Could you do a restring of pin bridge please. You are so good at explaining thankyou

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

Sorry Yvonne, one day I might have time. In the meantime I found a good one here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmjMgIZ4qZadj8U

[@wschield608]

I’ve put on approximately six sets of strings and finally I will now do it right. A very nice explanation, thank you so much, Alex. This may be a foolish question but because you are left handed, did you have to change the size of the holes?

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

W Schield i have never had to. All the bridge holes are always punched thick enough. If you are knotting the string or tying the string around the bridge then there would be no benefit to the manufacturer to make custom size holes at the bridge. Someone out there will have done it but I’ve never seen it myself Hope that helps? 🤷‍♂️

[@wschield608]

I sure wish I saw the tip about using masking tape before I scratched every single one of my ukes. The good news is that they will never get any worse. 😊👍🏻 Thanks again.

[@grumpyhaggis]

Nice job! Much better video than some of the rambling ones from the US! (I still managed to make an arse of it!)

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

It is fiddly the first few times but you will do it as second nature before too long. Glad the video helped.

[@audreygiamlayhoon]

Thank you, Alex, that was very clear. When would one change the saddle?

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

Audrey Layhoon Giam you shouldn’t ever need to really.

[@audreygiamlayhoon]

Thanks, Alex!

[@Phicxtion]

Could you make a video about setting up a ukulele for left handed players? or converting a righty to a lefty?

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

Maybe some day... il probably do it on my ukeswithalex channel next time I get a new uke

[@trainerrg]

Thank you for this great video. You make it look easy, Alex! I’ve been afraid I’d over-tighten it and rip the bridge off. One question: When you’re tying the two knots at the bottom end of each string, it looks like you don’t tie a full second knot-looks more like you tie one knot, leave the circle open, and loop the string through the hole again, almost like the beginning of a bowline knot. Am I correct on that?

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

Correct. Just loop the string through twice aand tuck under at the far end near the hole. Thanks for the kind words ☺️

[@trainerrg]

@@SouthernUkuleleStore Thank you!

[@BOBANDVEG]

K, I have a concert uke, I like the aquila nylgut......what size??? Standard gCEA , is it the 7u?

[@adrianforbes6221]

Nice video. I tried it and it worked to a fashion. My only concern was that when I bought the uke to pitch I had 5/6 string turns around the post. Did that mean I did not have enough tension on the string when I did the 2 initial manual turns around the post? No big deal, but it did not look as tidy and I had thought I might finish up with perhaps 3/4 turns around the post as I might when restringing my mandolin. Thoughts?

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

Yes, the strings needed to be pulled tighter before you did the loops around the post. Like you said though, no big deal if it's working - just meant the job of restringing itself would be more fiddly. 👍 Well done

[@ClaraMelchorBowman]

Thank you so much for your help here Alex. I feel that I could do this now. Sorry if this seems a silly question but when you say, "up to tension...", how do you know what is the right tension?

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

You will know it's upto tension when the instrument is back in tune. When the strings are tightened up they go from floppy to tight - hence the expression. Happy to help! All the best

[@davidwinfrey2861]

What gauge is each string for a soprano ukulele?

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

It depends on the set a typical example is martin M600s G - .021 C - .034 E - .025 A - .019

[@amethystgacha4697]

What about if the other types of the bridges?

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

There are multiple restring videos on our channel for different types of bridges.

[@buzzstankos8532]

Are Low G setups only used on Tenor ukes?

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

No but mainly this is the size most associated with it. Lots of people do this with the Concert size and some even with a Soprano. The intonation and string tension gets a bit iffy as the ukes get smaller in low G.

[@FondueBrothers]

I Flinched when you cut through the strings. I've always thought that you change the strings one at a time. The sudden release in tension can't be good for the instrument.

[@SouthernUkuleleStore]

I wouldn't do it every time. The ukes still OK unsurprisingly 3-4 years later. 🤙