I dont normally pay much attention to how many times my strings are wound around...BUT when I install the low e string, I cut it off at the 3rd machine head, then thread it through the e tuner, I pass the string over one time and then under thereafter...Ive heard this refered to as "the knot", but Im just recently picking up on this technique, been doing it for a couple of months now, and I dont have all the string issues I used to...and I wouldnt say I have tuning issues either.