DIY ball ends?

[therbulus]

Anyone ever try improvising ball end strings by tying a knot?

[YamahaGuy]

Was just thinking of trying this. Maybe even use some tiny plastic/vinyl washers?

[sirwhale]

I have a pin-bridge on my Cordoba mini and so it requires tying knots.

So here is what I do:
1. Tie a simple knot. If it is the top string, tie a couple of knots on top of each other.
2. Get a 'ball' from steel strings and put it on top of the knot.
3. Install the string.


If you want a 'ball' for a traditional tie bridge (not a pin bridge), then buy the Rosette Diamond beads.

[DLQ]

Soloette guitars require knots to be tied, and they have a guide here for what they recommend:

http://www.soloette.com/knottying.php

I would second the diamond beads!

[nightflight]

I tie glass beads onto the ends of strings - I have a classical parlor guitar that uses bridge pins.

[eyesore]

does anyone make a ball end for nylon strings?i don't know why you have to tie a knot when it would be so much easier to use a ballend like steel strings. PS i don't own a nylon string guitar yet.

[DLQ]

Originally Posted by eyesore

does anyone make a ball end for nylon strings?i don't know why you have to tie a knot when it would be so much easier to use a ballend like steel strings. PS i don't own a nylon string guitar yet.

Definitely they are out there, D'addario for example makes them: https://www.stringsbymail.com/classi...-ball-end-112/

[Dogsnax]

http://www.schrammguitars.com/stringingmethod.html

This works quite well.

[eyesore]

thanks!now i can go buy a nylon string guitar!

[dkstott]

I find tying nylon strings almost like meditation. It gets me in touch with the guitar and it's relaxing.

Originally Posted by eyesore

thanks!now i can go buy a nylon string guitar!

[dcuttler]

Michaels craft stores have tiny aluminum crimp beads in small packages of 125 pcs for $3.19. They worked perfectly when re stringing my Cordoba Mini, and Cordoba tenor ukulele, and have no problem slipping thru the holes in the bridge.