..ah..so
thats what Jimmie Hendrix was doing, all those years ago..
Fillipinos and most SE Asians use the Locktight method when they restring ie: the string goes through the hole in the machine head twice, except in the case of the bottom two, where it is applied as normal. The advantasges are that there is minimum slippage, meaning a string replaced between songs during a gig holds it's pitch, and it is replaced far faster.
Try suggesting this method to your friends, and discover just how much musical PC and hide-bound traditionalism is present in the guitar playing community
