Strings Choice
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Year 2014 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Juan Hernandez Instrument Model Maestro, 650mm Scale Top wood Cocobolo/Spruce Side wood Cocobolo/Spruce Back wood Cocobolo/Spruce Player Anonymous StringsComment
Hannabach strings sound better (more balanced and warmer) than the Savarez Corum Alliance Normal Tension on this Hernandez spruce top guitar. The Savarez are just too bright in the treble. -
Year 2015 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Juan Hernandez Instrument Model 640 Torres Top wood Spruce Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player YirenHu StringsComment
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Year 2014 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Kauko Liikanen Instrument Model Double Top Special Top wood Spruce Side wood Spruce Back wood Spruce Player Tommi Nuortti StringsComment
Liikanen recommended, best combination so far. -
Year 2001 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Kauko Liikanen Instrument Model A-Model LRS Top wood Spruce Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player Anonymous StringsComment
Good price, rich bass strings, amazingly strong G-string, sweet yet clear E string, not as edgy as some carbon strings. -
Year 2004 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Kauko Liikanen Instrument Model A-Model LRS Top wood Cedar Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player Anonymous StringsComment
Good price, rich bass strings, amazingly strong G-string, sweet yet clear E string, not as edgy as some carbon strings. -
Year 2004 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Kenny Hill Instrument Model Munich Top wood Spruce Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player Harry George Pellegrin StringsComment
Very expressive; volume is wonderful. Amazingly warm, rich tone. -
Year 2005 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Kenny Hill Instrument Model Crossover 7 string Top wood Spruce Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player Jeff Putterman StringsComment
Percussive, sweet trebles; low B's tension/resonance sounds clear. -
Year 2014 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Kenny Hill Instrument Model Performance Top wood Cedar Side wood Cedar Back wood Cedar Player Gillian Olmayev StringsComment
It provides a penetrant treble and a dark bass. -
Year 2016 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Kenny Hill Instrument Model Signature Top wood Spruce Side wood Spruce Back wood Spruce Player Richard Sayage StringsComment
Pulls the soundboard appropriately, allowing for clear voicing, steady string push back. -
Year 2017 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Kenny Hill Instrument Model Anniversary Model Top wood Spruce Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player Kenny Hill StringsComment
I like to use the same strings on every instrument to compare best, it gives me a base to work from. These strings are easy to get, work fine, and are inexpensive.
