Generalizations about tops and string tension

[Steve Freides]

I heard a student's guitar today, brand new, high tension strings on a
cedar top guitar, sounded stuffy to me. Is there any general "rule"
about whether cedar or spruce works better with high tension strings?

-S-

[David Schramm]

The general rule is to experiment with tensions and brands until you find
what works for you and your guitar.

--
David Schramm
Clovis, CA
http://schrammguitars.com
http://onlineapprentice.com

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[Andrew Schulman]

On May 15, 10:56 pm, "David Schramm" <ddschr...@comcast.net> wrote:
> The general rule is to experiment with tensions and brands until you find
> what works for you and your guitar.
>
>

A perfect answer.

Andrew

[Benoit Meulle-Stef]

One of my customer use 5 different brands of strings, just the E and B
are from the same maker... Good luck :-)
Benoit

[edspy...@yahoo.com]

On May 15, 10:56 pm, "David Schramm" <ddschr...@comcast.net> wrote:

> The general rule is to experiment with tensions and brands until you find
> what works for you and your guitar.
>
> --
> David Schramm

> Clovis, CAhttp://schrammguitars.comhttp://onlineapprentice.com

>
> "Steve Freides" <st...@fridayscomputer.com> wrote in message
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> news:69491eF...@mid.individual.net...
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> >I heard a student's guitar today, brand new, high tension strings on a
> >cedar top guitar, sounded stuffy to me.  Is there any general "rule" about
> >whether cedar or spruce works better with high tension strings?
>

> > -S-- Hide quoted text -
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My Pavane TP-20 cedar sounded best with D'Addario J46 hard tension
strings and hard tension carbon trebles from several companies. It
was sounded anemic with normal tension strings.

My Pavane TP-30 spruce top sounds best with D'Addario J46 hard tension
basses and normal tension D'Addario Titanium trebles. That
combination also gives me the same RH feel or resistance for thumb and
i m a.

Each guitar needed several trials of different string tensions and
different manufacturers but it was worth the time and expense.

Ed S.

[Tashi]

I think on most all guitars the high tension strings tend to choke the
sound. The high tension strings might in some cases feel better but
you'll find lower tension to add more volume and sustain. It's not
only obvious in the right hand but very important for the ease,
health, and longivity of your left hand as well.

This advice is for concert guitars in general. I don't have much
experiance on student guitars, perhaps less responsive guitars are
different.

MT

[Carlos Barrientos]

GREAT advice.

--
Carlos Barrientos
"mailto:ca...@sprintmail.com"
Phone: (713) 647-6018

[Steve Freides]

"David Schramm" <ddsc...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> The general rule is to experiment with tensions and brands until you
> find what works for you and your guitar.

A simple "no" would have sufficed, David. :)

I do experiment, but it's hard to get students, who change strings twice
a year if that often, to do the same, which is why I'm trying to find at
least a starting point for different kinds of guitars. I'm wont to lean
in MT's direction here and say high tension strings might be thought of
as something other than a "default" choice for guitar strings - yet I
often see them for sale at Guitar Center and elsewhere, sometimes as the
only offering from a particular brand of string.

-S-

[Miguel de Maria]

What is this dictatorship or relativism crap? The PERFECT STRING, I'm
going to tell you right now, there is no argument possible, is made by
the company ...

[Andrew Schulman]

On May 17, 11:56 am, Miguel de Maria <elegantspanishgui...@gmail.com>
wrote:

Isn't "the company" a pseudonym for the CIA?

That's pretty scary Miguel, I had no idea you were involved in that
kind of thing.

Andrew