Good string winder / cutter?

Philtre

My current string winder is cheap and needs replacing. Was thinking about the Music Nomad jobby:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/MN221-String-Winder-Rubber-Bearing/dp/B01M9FB6IJ/

Anyone use this? Is it OK. Is there a better one?

digitalkettle

Philtre said:

My current string winder is cheap and needs replacing. Was thinking about the Music Nomad jobby:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/MN221-String-Winder-Rubber-Bearing/dp/B01M9FB6IJ/

Anyone use this? Is it OK. Is there a better one?

It’s really good quality...but it’s only a string winder (no extras). Buy well: buy once

Philtre

digitalkettle said:

Philtre said:

My current string winder is cheap and needs replacing. Was thinking about the Music Nomad jobby:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/MN221-String-Winder-Rubber-Bearing/dp/B01M9FB6IJ/

Anyone use this? Is it OK. Is there a better one?

It’s really good quality...but it’s only a string winder (no extras). Buy well: buy once

I ordered one. Thanks for confirmation!

Sassafras

How much wire are you winding on that you need a special tool?

WezV

Anyone got a roadie, or other automatic winder/tuner yet?

ICBM

Sassafras said:

How much wire are you winding on that you need a special tool?

I agree with that up to a point, although it does depend on the guitar. I don’t normally use one when I fit strings with the locking method, since there’s less than a full turn on the post, but winding on the G string on a vintage-Fender-style post when you need more wraps is tedious without one.

I have no idea why you would want to combine two completely unrelated tools into one object which makes both parts harder to use though...

I use a simple traditional winder - I have a specific favourite which just feels right, there’s a huge amount of variation - and a pair of good quality hardened side cutters. Why make it more complicated?

DavidR

Ever wondered why your small pliers go blunt and get indented so quickly? Only sussed this recently. After 50y of changing strings in fact! Must be daft. Very slow definitely. 

The steel on most little nippers is only tempered hard enough to cut copper wire not steel. Specific guitar string nippers are made with higher tensile jaws hard enough to cut through steel. So worth looking on Amazon with that in mind. Recently bought some Artibetter ones.

Please tell me you didn't all already know that!!

DavidR

I use a separate winder and snippers. Winder has bridge pin remover. Combined tools always a bit clumsy. For me anyway. Changing strings not a job which can be rushed IMHO. Not sure why, but I adore doing it.

stonevibe

WezV said:

Anyone got a roadie, or other automatic winder/tuner yet?

Yeah, I have two. They sent them to me to review a few years back and I never use them....

Philtre

Philtre said:

digitalkettle said:

Philtre said:

My current string winder is cheap and needs replacing. Was thinking about the Music Nomad jobby:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/MN221-String-Winder-Rubber-Bearing/dp/B01M9FB6IJ/

Anyone use this? Is it OK. Is there a better one?

It’s really good quality...but it’s only a string winder (no extras). Buy well: buy once

I ordered one. Thanks for confirmation!

My Music Nomad string winder arrived. Very nice, very sturdy, rubbery nubbery, nice solid action.

A++++ Would buy again!