How to String a Guitar for a Left Handed Player

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Remove the strings from the instrument.

   (Loosen them, cut them, and throw them away)
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   Step 2: Remove the nut from the guitar by gently tapping it with a regular (flat) screwdriver to break the glue.

   Just tap it around the sides on the edges. , You may have to make a new one from a blank. (You can get a blank from any local guitar store.) Try to match up the nut height with the old one only reversed.
   
   Place it in the slot (Don't glue it yet) , (Mirror the strings) , The string should be very close to the first fret.
   
   Touching or very close to touching.
   
   When the string is plucked open it should have no buzz in it.
   
   Adjust height until these have been met.
   
   If it is your first time it might be easier to have a few blanks. , (A dab will do ya!) The glue is to keep the nut from shifting, the strings will do most of the job in keeping it on. , Set the intonation. ,
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   Step 3: Some guitars you may be able to just flip the nut around.

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   Step 4: String the guitar reverse of right hand.

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   Step 5: Check nut height by tuning up the strings to pitch and pressing down on the third fret of each string.

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   Step 6: Slack (detune the strings) place a few dots of Elmer's glue under the nut.

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   Step 7: Retune the instrument.

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