I have a Flight Juliana concert, which has a compensated (bone) saddle. The compensations of the 1st and the 4th string seem identical. Does this suppose that the string set should have a similar gauge 1st and 4th string, if one wants to keep the intonation good?
As per the manufacturer's website, it was set up for Aquila Super Nylguts at the factory. I forgot to check the intonation before I started swapping the strings, but at least the Martin M600s I currently have on, the A string (.0191) seems spot on at the 12th fret, but the G (.0220) is a bit on the flat side. To be honest, the E and C are not spot on either.
Aquila doesn't have the information on their website now, but I found a thread stating that at least the Tenors have similar gauge A and G and that the Lava and the SN have similar gauges.
So the buying tip I'm asking for is, what choice is there for strings that have a similar gauge 1st and 4th? And can there be differences in the composition too, rendering the compensation off with a similar gauge? I gathered the Aquila Red might be such, for example? It has more of the red stuff in different strings? And are there so much differences between the 2nd and 3rd string gauges between different string sets that it would have an impact on the compensation, or am I stuck with the Super Nylguts, if I want to keep the intonation as good as possible (assuming it's right and doesn't change).
Anyway, the strings with similar 1st and 4th gauge I know of (only the first two are from the forum's spreadsheet) are:
GHS 20 (clear nylon, D-tuning), .220
D'Addario pro arte J92 (clear nylon), .280
Ernie Ball (clear or black nylon), .280
Aquila Super Nylgut, .???
Aquila Lava, .???
Any input appreciated!
As per the manufacturer's website, it was set up for Aquila Super Nylguts at the factory. I forgot to check the intonation before I started swapping the strings, but at least the Martin M600s I currently have on, the A string (.0191) seems spot on at the 12th fret, but the G (.0220) is a bit on the flat side. To be honest, the E and C are not spot on either.
Aquila doesn't have the information on their website now, but I found a thread stating that at least the Tenors have similar gauge A and G and that the Lava and the SN have similar gauges.
So the buying tip I'm asking for is, what choice is there for strings that have a similar gauge 1st and 4th? And can there be differences in the composition too, rendering the compensation off with a similar gauge? I gathered the Aquila Red might be such, for example? It has more of the red stuff in different strings? And are there so much differences between the 2nd and 3rd string gauges between different string sets that it would have an impact on the compensation, or am I stuck with the Super Nylguts, if I want to keep the intonation as good as possible (assuming it's right and doesn't change).
Anyway, the strings with similar 1st and 4th gauge I know of (only the first two are from the forum's spreadsheet) are:
GHS 20 (clear nylon, D-tuning), .220
D'Addario pro arte J92 (clear nylon), .280
Ernie Ball (clear or black nylon), .280
Aquila Super Nylgut, .???
Aquila Lava, .???
Any input appreciated!