Restring Your Guitar
or Violin, Ukulele, etc.
Correct Re-Stringing is Important!
Re-stringing your instrument is not just a hassle, it’s a task that needs to be done properly or your playing experience will suffer! In my experience, over 90% of players do not know how to properly install and stretch new strings.
Guitar Restring Tools
Helpful guitar restring gadgets include a string winder, peg puller, and string cutter.
Guitar, Bass, Violin, Cello & Ukulele Restringing in Clearwater
Need fresh strings? Hank’s Guitar Shop offers fast, affordable restringing for most stringed instruments, including acoustic guitars, electric guitars, basses, ukuleles, violins, cellos, and more.
For most standard instruments, our restring service is just $15 plus the cost of strings. That includes removing the old strings, installing the new set properly, tuning the instrument, and checking that everything is seated correctly before it leaves the shop.
Fresh strings can make a huge difference in tone, feel, tuning stability, and overall playability. Old strings often sound dull, feel rough, go out of tune more easily, and can make an otherwise good instrument feel harder to play than it should.
We restring most common instruments, including:
- 6-string acoustic guitars
- 6-string electric guitars
- Bass guitars
- Ukuleles
- Violins
- Cellos
- Many other stringed instruments
Some instruments require a little extra time and may cost more. Floating tremolo systems such as Floyd Rose, Kahler, and similar locking tremolos are more involved because they must be balanced and tuned carefully. Extended-range instruments such as 8-string guitars, double-basses, and some specialty instruments may also be slightly higher.
In most cases, we prefer to keep the instrument overnight after restringing. This lets the new strings settle in and gives us a chance to re-tune and check tuning stability before pickup. For that reason, customers should usually expect next-day service rather than immediate while-you-wait restringing.
You are welcome to bring your own strings, or we can help you choose the right set for your instrument and playing style. Whether your guitar needs brighter tone, your bass feels dead, your violin strings are worn, or your ukulele will not stay in tune, a proper restring is one of the simplest ways to make your instrument feel and sound better.
Hank’s Guitar Shop provides professional restringing services in Clearwater for guitars, basses, violins, cellos, ukuleles, and other stringed instruments. Bring your instrument by the shop and we’ll get it restrung, tuned, and ready to play.
Improper re-stringing and string stretching can cause tuning problems and poor playing experience!
Let the professionals at Hank’s Guitar Shop take care of your instrument re-stringing chores. Not only will we quickly and inexpensively re-string your guitar, violin, bass, ukulele, etc., but we’ll do it properly, professionally and utilize proper string-stretching technique to ensure tuning stability and your playing enjoyment!
Restring Service for instruments with six or fewer strings. Strings are not included in the service price. Classical guitar, 12-string & Floyd Rose type restrings are extra.
