Strumdaddy
Well-known member
I have a wonderful Ko'olau tenor that sounds great with the standard Savarez tenor set (high g), but...
With the A and G strings being the same guage (0.0224) I always found that the A string tension was a bit too much. So I sent for a 0.0216 and a 0.0205 from Strings by mail; it ended up costing close to $20 Australian for 2 strings (postage plus poor exchange rate) but I needed to know,
Well, the 216 was better, but the 205 hit the sweet spot: nice ringing tone and the "right" feel.
I guess it depends on your playing style, but I often find myself lifting the A string to pluck it and it has to be on par with the G string.
I think I recall seeing reference to earlier Savarez tenor sets with a 0.0205 for the A string instead of the 0.0224. Anyone else remember that?
I much prefer the A string to be a little thinner than the G.
Any thoughts/experience on re-entrant string sets with same guage A and G strings?
With the A and G strings being the same guage (0.0224) I always found that the A string tension was a bit too much. So I sent for a 0.0216 and a 0.0205 from Strings by mail; it ended up costing close to $20 Australian for 2 strings (postage plus poor exchange rate) but I needed to know,
Well, the 216 was better, but the 205 hit the sweet spot: nice ringing tone and the "right" feel.
I guess it depends on your playing style, but I often find myself lifting the A string to pluck it and it has to be on par with the G string.
I think I recall seeing reference to earlier Savarez tenor sets with a 0.0205 for the A string instead of the 0.0224. Anyone else remember that?
I much prefer the A string to be a little thinner than the G.
Any thoughts/experience on re-entrant string sets with same guage A and G strings?