A method that I have used for years to install new steel strings is to go to a Party store and buy 2 straws that they use for their mylar baloons. These are 2 feet long and long enough to install any steel string. The two straws should be of different colors. Tape the 2 straws together with Duck Tape. Now you have the same useful tool as any that have so far been suggested. The nice thing is that you can buy two more straws, cut them in half, tape them together, and use them for the short strings in the upper treble. The different colors ensure that the string on the hitch pin down below matches the string on the tuning pin up above. Ted Simmons Merritt Island, FL
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