Probably. I tend to not leave enough and have had to deal with this. In one case, I broke the string at the crease made on the tuner hole. I managed to recover, but it was not really expected to be be reliable. I bent the string end so it would catch itself and not slip in the tuner.
If the string doesn’t break, you are probably ok to use it. If it does, the you need to assess if you can wind it to tension and if it will slip on you.
As a child I had a classical guitar and the guy at the music store told me you only use nylon strings for a classical guitar. Is that true? I have both acoustic and electric guitars nowadays but I often wondered if he was right.
This happened to me a couple of times early on. Now I always cut my strings 5cm beyond the tuning post before winding them on. Hasn’t failed me yet. The only caveat is that you must identify the correct post before you cut!
I have often wondered if any guitarists mix their strings, for example, maybe buy one set of 09/40 and a set of 10/46’s and maybe use G string from the other packet or buy single strings of different sizes to suit their playing cheers HEC
Thanks for the reply. It’s happened a couple of times and it tends to be on the thinner strings. I haven’t had one break yet but I do tend to lean my head away as I’m tuning them up
Yes, good point. On the thinner strings I find it’s easier for them to slip through your fingers while you’re trying to hold them steady at the beginning too.
What is the reason for the 3rd string (G) being a wound string in some sets? I recently came across this as an option for both nylon and still acoustic guitars, though I’m not sure if it’s available for electric guitars too, and what are the pros and cons.
How big are the differences between different types of strings really? I’ve had strings who were advertised as “mellow” which sounded very bright, and vice versa. But in general it’s really difficult for me to make out real differences, because it could always been just the change from old to new strings.
Would be nice to hear your take about this topic!