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Re: Guitar Craft String Gauges
I'm guessing these are gauges recommended for an accoustic. I imagine
you could get away with lighter gauges on an electric. I'd guess .008
or .009 for the first string, .010 or .011 for the second, etc.
Todd
On 2/16/06, S V G <vsyevolod@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> While regular strings will work, they are not optimal. The
>standard NST gauges are:
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> .059 .047 .032 .021 .013 .011
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> I prefer a .020 instead of the .021 or .022 that some people
>gravitate toward. A .020 will
> break more easily at the tuning machine. I found that supergluing a
>small piece of folded up
> paper to the tuning head where the string enters, helps immensely with
>the string breakage
> problem. It also helps to have a guitar tech setup your guitar for
>optimal nut sizing and bridge
> adjustment. Since the lowest string is so thick, I had my tech add a
>little bit of graphite epoxy
> to the nut to shorten the active length of the string and thus bring the
>lowest fretted notes into
> better intonation. Kinda what Buzz Feiten does but without all the
>obfuscation. :)
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> For some reason, D'Addario strings sound better to my ear than any
>of the others, by a long
> shot. They seem to last much longer too.
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> I no longer play any of the Crafty repertoire, though since the
>lowest 4 strings are the same
> as Cello tuning, I play mostly the Bach Cello Suites on my Ovation.
>String length is almost the
> same as the Cello as well, just a little shorter. Then I run the guitar
>through all sorts of FX.
> Sweet.
>
> Stephen
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