You could ask the man himself since he lurks in the forums. But a quick Google search gave me this article that says that he indeed does (or at least...
If you specifically want flat wound strings on your baritone you can always try Thomastik-Infeld strings. CF35 and CF30 are the ones you want for the...
Very nice. I saw someone selling one of these on the Marketplace and it was the actual one BazMaz reviewed. Love the quirky design and the stuff that...
The thing with nylon strings, especially black nylon, is that you have to dig in quite a bit to get a proper (bright/loud) response from the string....
The D'Addario clear nylon soprano set is indeed meant for D tuning, as are probably other clear nylon strings with similar gauges. You can of course...
I didn't even remember Aquila. I don't really use their strings anymore. They feel just too stiff and rough for my fingers. They do have their place...
I'm going to disagree with some of the others and say that you shouldn't bother. The Grover 2s are already decent friction tuners. If you can't deal...
Nice and detailed review. Even though I own a koa KoAloha soprano, I'm always intrigued by the Opio models, particularly the spruce topped ones as I...
Yes, that is the exact set of strings I was referring to. Those are my preferred set for D tuning on a soprano. They are a great mix of the warmness...
Those new squeakless sugar strings squeak about as much as regular nylgut strings, i.e., not much at all. I personally experience squeaking only when...
I experienced the same with my vintage Martin. Fluorocarbons were ok on it but sounded very modern to my ears, basically identical to my Kiwaya KTS-7...
I didn't know that KoAlohas had some additional bracing on the lower bout as well, although judging from that photo the unibrace is still doing most...