Stretching new strings with trem

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Gregsaab
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Stretching new strings with trem

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I’ve started to stretch newly installed strings by bending up with the trem bar, rather than stretching at virtually every fret. Seems to get the job done at a fraction of the time (and is easier on my digits!). Has anyone else tried this?
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Re: Stretching new strings with trem

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I make it a habit to tun up, stretch the string by grabbing it an pulling while holding down around the 5th fret, give it a couple of yanks and then retune. Stays in tune for weeks!
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I've never found a tried-and-true method, nor have any no two sets of the same strings seemed consistent in the amount of stretching required before "settling" in. I just lather, rinse, and repeat until the strings seem to hold their tuning. And then you sometimes find that the D (or other random string in the set) won't intonate due to a defect. The older I get, the more I consider selling every guitar without a double-locking system.
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