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(@montezuma)
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Hi,
I have not seen one in shops but I am sure there must be a bridge pin pulling device out there somewhere. I hae been using my teeth, pliers and assorted levers each time I change my strings and despite being as careful as I can the pins are beginning to look scuffed (not surprisingly). I am sure I should be using some more sensible method.
Any suggestions.
Thanks
Ola

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(@noteboat)
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Get a plastic peg winder - most music shops have them. They're pretty cheap, and there's a slot on the end of it for pulling bridge pins.

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(@trguitar)
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http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Dunlop-Bridge-Pin-Puller-Bottle-Opener?sku=368701

Sure, you could get something that winds strings too ...... but this one opens bottles! :lol: Seriously though, they have cheaper versions of this without the bottle opener as well. I think I paid $3 for mine.

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(@twistedlefty)
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i use a pair of wire nippers with a paper towel to protect the guitar/pin

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(@ricochet)
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And you have the wire cutters handy when you're restringing. Work great.

(You don't leave those ridiculous long tags of string hanging from your tuners, right?)

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(@twistedlefty)
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And you have the wire cutters handy when you're restringing. Work great.

(You don't leave those ridiculous long tags of string hanging from your tuners, right?)

:wink:

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(@misanthrope)
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(You don't leave those ridiculous long tags of string hanging from your tuners, right?)
Whiskers! :mrgreen:

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(@dommy09)
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lol

they are a good way to keep small or unexperienced hands from touching your tuning pegs though! :lol:

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(@montezuma)
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Thanks guys.
I think I'll go for the one with the beer opener. Changing strings can be thirsty work. :)
(You don't leave those ridiculous long tags of string hanging from your tuners, right?)
erm, :oops: , lets just say my guitar looks like its just had a really bad hairdo. Time for a trim.
Cheers
Ola

“Poetry and Hums aren't things which you get, they're things which get you. And all you can do is go where they can find you.” - Winnie the Pooh


   
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(@ricochet)
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Attaboy! :mrgreen:

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(@higglesworth)
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I usually use a quarter or a dime and gently pry the pin up and out. Works like a charm.


   
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(@ricochet)
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Or reach in through the soundhole with that dime and push the pins out from underneath.

"A cheerful heart is good medicine."


   
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