Strings Choice
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Year 1971 Instrument type Acoustic Builder / Manufacturer James L. D'Aquisto Instrument Model New Yorker Top wood Spruce Side wood Maple Back wood Maple Player Herb Ray StringsComment
17" Arch-Top F-Hole acoustic guitar with ebony fingerboard and floating pickup attached to finger rest (Bill Lawrence, custom wound). Good sustain, with a warm sound --- warmer than the more traditional brass strings. My D'Aquisto has a more brilliant sound than most arch-tops. The warmer sound of the phosphor bronze set balances it out nicely. Actually, I formerly used the medium gauge set; however, my left-hand arthritis forced me to compromise on the string gauge. The D'Aquisto really has the best sound with the mediums. -
Year 2012 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Jean Rompre Instrument Model No. 130 Top wood Cedar Side wood Ebony Back wood Ebony Player Gohar Vardanyan StringsComment
A balanced, clean, warm, powerful set. Trebles were a nice surprise. -
Year 2012 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Jean Rompre Instrument Model No. 130 Top wood Cedar Side wood Ebony Back wood Ebony Player Gohar Vardanyan StringsComment
These strings make my trebles sound really warm and full, but also loud. They have a nice feel to them when playing. The basses are strong and powerful. I always loved Savarez Cantiga basses and these were just as good and the same in feel. My guitar is more forgiving in the bass, so I chose these strings more because of the trebles. -
Year 2012 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Jean Rompre Instrument Model Single-top Top wood Cedar Side wood Mun Ebony Back wood Mun Ebony Player Gohar Vardanyan StringsComment
I like the RC Strings Recital series mostly because of their feel under my fingers, their powerful basses and warm and responsive trebles. -
Year 1999 Instrument type Acoustic Builder / Manufacturer Jeff Traugott Instrument Model Custom Top wood Spruce Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player Alex de Grassi StringsComment
I use this mixed set on the Traugott and it's pretty specific for that guitar and the tunings that I use on it. I do that because, a) the guitar seems to realize its full sound potential that way; I think the combination of the particularly dense Brazilian rosewood Jeff Traugott uses and something about the bracing. And, b) I use that guitar for tunings with less tension (DADEAD, CGDGAD, DGDGAD, DADGAD) and the heavier gauges on strings 1-3 and 6 compensate for the lowered tension. This C3 might be useful to those using those kinds of tunings, especially with very dense woods or guitars that need a little extra push to get the top going.? -
Year 2010 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Jeremy Cooper Instrument Model 7 String Top wood Cedar/Spruce Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player Mark Wilson StringsComment
Clarity, power, dynamic range, near perfect string balance. -
Year 2015 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Jesse Perry Instrument Model Winnipeg Top wood Spruce Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player Alyssa Cohen StringsComment
Beautiful rich mellow sound. Long lasting strings. -
Year 2014 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Joacir de Carvalho Instrument Model Joacir de Carvalho, Torres style Top wood Spruce Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player Robbie Chan StringsComment
Augustine for its warmth and price. Aranjuez concert silver 400 basses because they are focused yet full sounding. Savarez New Cristal because they are a good balance between sounding brilliant and warm. -
Year 2016 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Joao Bosco Rocha Instrument Model Torres Top wood Rosewood Side wood Spruce Back wood Cedar Player Joao Bosco Rocha StringsComment
Best combination for the guitars i build as I'm a luthier. They have great projection, both bass and treble and the attack is soft to fingers. -
Year 2016 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer John Price Instrument Model Lattice Bracing Top wood Cedar Side wood Blackwood Back wood Blackwood Player Mark Lincicome StringsComment
Recommended by Matt at SBM. They produce a warm, mellow tone similar to my fanned braced guitars, while preserving the volume and sustain characteristic of lattice braced guitars.
