Harley Benton StringWinder Spanner

I purchased this product to speed up my string changing. So far it does tremendous work. It winds really smooth. Don't have any sharp edges in risk of leaving scratches on the guitar if it slips out of the tuning peg. The latter happens a lot with my clumsy technique though ^^ The spanner feels solid, not just a cheap piece of plastic and the mechanism is working great, without any sound of squeal.

The only drawback I could find is in the notched head which can't fit the bridge pin of the acoustic guitar if the pin is all the way down. The edge is just thicker and can't go underneat the pin's head, which leaves me removing those pins using the classical approach - with pliers.

In overall the spanner does a really good job. Just refrain of judging it by the price tag - it functions perfectly. Vry nice and cool product from Thomann. Recommending it!

What an ingenious idea to combine a string winder with a 10 mm socket! I had never seen this implemented anywhere else. Given that the price is rather modest, I did not expect much from this tool, but when I had it in my hands, I was very pleasantly surprised by how robust it felt and how well made it was. The handle does not wobble whatsoever, and it turns really smoothly. Likewise, the socket is unexpectedly nicely machined and firmly fixed within the ribbed handle. The whole assembly feels heavier than I had anticipated, which further reinforces the impression of quality. Last but not least, although the description said, “Various colours, unsorted delivery,” the tool I received was the same bright yellow-green color as shown here (at the time of writing the review), which is a really nice and vivid color that makes this tool easier to find for a short-sighted klutz like me.

I really can't find even a hint of anything that needs improving. This is so simple, yet it's the Swiss Army Knife of guitar tools/accessories. This thing is so good I bought 3. I think I'll keep adding them to every Thomann order, to keep one in each guitar case.

I love that the colors are chosen at random, so it's fun to see what color I'll get (I know, I'm a kid at heart, still looking for prizes in my cereal boxes). It turns so smoothly, and doesn't seem to loosen over time. It grips well, on both ends. I like the multi-function use -- popping bridge pins, tuning, string winding/unwinding, and tightening 10mm hex nuts, such as on tuners.

It's well made, nicely packaged and it looks good. The bright and bold colors makes it easy to find so I don't have to search for a while.

Well done.