I was giving a Pedal Steel Lesson the other day and the student asked about changing the strings on his Pedal Steel Guitar. I instructed him to consider how much he actually used them. If you are playing your steel a few hours a week then your strings should last at lot longer than if you are playing 8 hours every day. I like to keep the strings “fresh” sounding. The key to look for is when they start to buzz or whine. When they do this they are getting ready to break.
One tip for changing strings is to hold the string at the wind end and with a rag go the entire length of the string like you were cleaning it. This will get the winds out of the new string so when you put it on to the guitar it is not twisted. This will also help to give your strings more life than if you just put them on without getting the winds out. You can get your lesson with me on Skype. Check it out!!
