If desired, lay a cloth or towel on the table to avoid scratching the table or the surface of the guitar.

Put on safety glasses before beginning disassembly. Safety glasses should be worn when doing any project with parts under tension or caustic chemicals.

To begin removing the strings, turn the first tuning peg clockwise. Keep tension in the string with your other hand. This makes removing the string easier.

Once the string has been unwound, pull the end of the string out of the hole in the tuning peg.

The free end of the string can be sharp. You may use pliers to remove the string to prevent pricking your fingertips.