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just an observation, nothing meant/suggested
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
once you get use to it it's not a problem.
(Tannin goes out to get some popcorn)
seems all the Grover ones do too................................
assume that you use the hole closest to the tuner first then back through the hole nearest the centre "block" as you wind on string, the coils move towards the centre, over the "spare bit" thus "locking" the string onto the barrel/roller
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
On the restringing issue, a string winder is a must for slotted headstocks and makes it a lot easier. Those not brought up on classicals at the learning stage will find it different initially, but more difficult? No not really.
String Winder Black | Musicroom.com
The main difference is aesthetic IMO. You can make different shapes with slotted vs. non-slotted. Both look very nice sometimes and awful at others and that's subjective. Personally I've never really liked Seagull headstocks.
(Interesting info - the carving at the top of a luthier-made classical slotted headstock shows the individual luthier. They all have their own shape - bit like a mason's mark.)
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The only downside as far as I can see is that there isn't enough room to put a custom headstock inlay on them. I've just commissioned a left-handed Brook Weaver (the inevitable result of travelling down there with a friend and playing Simon's). I sort of justified it by having a special inlay (a Jack job) on the headstock and around the 12th fret on the fretboard in memory of my late wife who died on Boxing Day. So, it will have a standard headstock despite a Weaver (sort of 00-sized) normally having a slotted headstock.
nowt more spiritual places than Easterbrook, tis hobbit land
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
Getting a bit off-topic here, but I've also commissioned a nylon-strung harp guitar (with 8 sub-basses and 8 super-trebles) from the excellent Glastonbury-based luthier Alan Miller. He recently made a beauty for the talented Jon Pickard.
The Local Authority have recently resurfaced and tarmac'd the approach roads which takes some of the excitement, magic and, dare I say, sprituality out of the trip down. Still a lovely friendly place though with the same bumpy approach track.
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.