Aquila Ambra 900 Classical Guitar Strings 55C, Full Set

Loved the strings and the tone with my Hauser style guitar. . tuned 432

Wonderful strings! I have been experimenting with many different kinds of strings without nails on my luthier-built spruce/maple 650mm. (SBM's profits must be soaring. ) I emphasize that I am an amateur who plays only for his own amusement. For me, the Ambra 900's stand out from a dozen or so other sets of various types and tensions ranging in price from $14 to $60. I have never had much trouble with strings 4 through 6 made from any kind of materials at any tension, but these nylgut trebles are the best so far on my bare fingers, left and right. My favorite experiment was tuning the guitar down to A=392Hz (a full tone) with this set for a couple of days. They displayed a beautiful, clear, darker, richer voice and were even easier to play at that tuning. There was no musical down side. I would have kept my guitar tuned down there if it hadn't driven my teacher crazy.

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100% recommended

I had just watched a new video from my hero, Rob MacKillop, playing a replica of his Roundlhoff guitar. He noted that it had been strung with Aquila Ambra strings. Rob is known for his nail-less classical playing and his frequent use of gut strings tuned down a half-tone.

As an aspiring nail-less player (After nearly 50 years of trying to play with nails that are too thin to maintain,) I was immediately searching the Aquila strings at Strings By Mail. There are several in the Ambra Section. So I picked the 900 series and the 2000. I just put the 900 series on a Zeb Turrentine lattice braced 630 Elegy.

I've never played gut strings. These Aquia Ambra 900s are designed to have the feel of gut. They are rectified and constructed to the dimensions Pujol recommended in his 1934 work, “Escuela Razonada de la Guitarra. ” I've never played gut strings. But I am really impressed with the way these strings respond to both my left and right hand. I feel I have to work less to achieve different tones with the rectified surface. The sound is rich and warm on this spruce topped/wenge back and sides Turrentine. I feel the strings are well balanced and really lush sounding. I am thoroughly enjoying playing them.