Quote Originally Posted by Zip View Post
Sorry to hear, but I've gotta ask - why cut strings BEFORE they're wound around the tuner?

(I've played bass since the late '70's - yes, I'm that old )
It's the vintage style tuner where you put the string into the hole in the middle of the post first, then wrap it around the post. In general I prefer them to standard tuners because it is easier to string and unstring. Here is one notable exception.

They look just like these tuners: