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 ARCHIVED TOPIC: help with nylon string choice


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LWC - Posted - 08/04/2014:  14:41:06

Hi All, I'm finely getting around to installing a zero glide nut and I think I'm going to go with nylon strings, From what I've heard it sounds like Chris Sands are well liked so I thought about getting them. Now I'm hearing a lot about Aquila Red, I know strings are just personal preferences but I'd still like some opinions, also do I get lite, med or heavy and what about the 4th string wound or nylon. I'll be using a Fielding TP and mostly stay in open g. Thanks Larry 





Which of the above strings would be less like a limp noodle



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Edited by - LWC on 08/05/2014 10:08:40

mbanza - Posted - 08/04/2014:  16:04:56

What is your scale length?  Also, you might try asking the polymer strings group:  banjohangout.org/group/polymerstrings


LWC - Posted - 08/04/2014:  18:06:14

Scale length is 25 3/4


The Old Timer - Posted - 08/04/2014:  18:18:42

I really like the Nylguts, white/smooth.

trapdoor2 - Posted - 08/05/2014:  10:23:49

Sands' strings will be the stiffest, esp. the "Heavy" versions.



Aquila Nylguts ("classic", white) would be next, followed by the "red" version. The red 4th is too much like a rubber-band for me. I liked the rest of the set but replaced the 4th with a standard wound from Clifford Essex.



I hear that La Bella have changed their formulation and are much harder than they were previously. They were the floppiest for years. I haven't tried the new ones.



Personally, I like the "classic" nylgut set for best all around use. I'm currently using a set of guts from Clifford Essex Music. They're pricey but I do like them a lot...and since I rarely change strings twice in a year, I can deal with the expense.


LWC - Posted - 08/05/2014:  17:52:28



Thanks Trapdoor, I ordered the Sands Heavies.


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