TI Bebop on Telecaster

[Caboverde]

Greetings!
For those who string their telecasters with TI strings: how do you go about stringing if the silk doesn't start until way past the post (I'm guessing because these are meant for an archtop with tailpiece)? Will crimping before cutting keep the string from unraveling or will the string go dead anyways? Do you instead cut at the silk (which would leave a lot of string to wind)? Asking because I just ruined my first set (A string is dead)

[docsteve]

I use TI Swings. I try to have one wrapping of silk around the tuning post and cut off the rest. Never had any issues. It’s mostly a thing with the low E string anyway.


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[Average Joe]

I do two wraps around the post- over and under the string to lock it in place, and then cut off the rest. No problem so far.

[nevershouldhavesoldit]

I put two gentle 180s in the free end and cut it. On most Teles, this will remove all silk wrap from one or more of the lowest strings. I’ve not yet had a string winding loosen or unwind, and there are no tuning problems.

[Caboverde]

Thanks for the replies! I see now where I went wrong. Newer tuners with eyelets allow you to wind the string first and then cut. My tele has vintage tuners. So I was measuring the length where to cut (2-1/2 posts), and rather than crimping first, I just cut it. The cutters crimped the E string as they cut, but the A string did not and just unraveled.

[Cunamara]

One of the recommendations often made is to put a 90° bend in the string before you cut it. I prefer vintage style tuners like yours, with the hole down the middle of the shaft to tuck the end of the string into. I just figure out where that's going to be, put a 90° bend in the string and then cut off the excess string. When you start winding the string on the post, you get another 90° bend at the edge of the slot, so that should pretty thoroughly lock the string.

I've never tried this, never having thought of it until just this moment, but I wonder about putting a drop of superglue onto the string windings at the point where the cut is going to be made, to see if that doesn't keep the string from unraveling.

[Caboverde]

I love the feel of these strings! Thankfully, I hadn’t trashed the set of D’Addario EJ22 these TIs replaced. I was able to use the D string from that set—the gauge and tension are similar to the A from te TIs.

Superglue is an interesting idea @Cunamara