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I find 2-3 laps around the post is about right. I don't like over-wrapping either.

If you wind the string enough around the post (3 laps or more, with no slack in there anywhere), I imagine it should work perfectly well.

Good tuners sure help! The cheapos that come with these...

I prefer locking tuners, but for a typical guitar with a hole through the tuning peg, this is my method -

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