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 | john bange says:
2/3/2015 1:03:57 PM
Yep. Nylon on my Vega...I used fishing line until I found harp strings. I buy 25 yard loops...no wound string...they last for years.
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 | BobLusk says:
2/3/2015 1:04:08 PM
There has been a lot of discussion about this in the past and I'm sure others will post more details. The scale length of a long neck is basically minstrel banjo length so Aquila minstrel strings work well. Problems are they stretch like crazy and break very easily. Fish line is good (and cheap) but to my ear, not as "musical". I use it especially for 5th string replacements. Harp strings are worth trying. The 4th string has always been a problem, cause they are too floppy. I think I remember that Aquila 3rd guitar string is a good unwound banjo 4th. A light gauge steel string 4th might give an OK balance with a nylon set. I just changed my nylon long neck back to steel as I needed it for a specific purpose, but I still have my fretless nylon. I love the feel of nylon - especially nylgut. One thing most people don['t realize is that nylon strings are much louder than steel!
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| john bange says:
2/3/2015 2:00:13 PM
Bob's right...fishing line gives up a little tone. The Harp strings are loud, bright and durable. I have never broken one. They stop stretching almost overnight. Mine have been on my banjo for at least a year.
I get mine from Robinson's Harp Shop...way, way cheaper and durable than minstral strings
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 | wizofos says:
2/3/2015 3:02:38 PM
Ok sorry for not being more detailed in my request but was in a hurry this morning. I am building some prototype necks and mounting them on 12 sided rims with baltic plywood 'heads' to just get the feel of how they work out. The reason for this is that I have played a couple of long necks and some standard necks and found the nut width too narrow for my fat fingers, so thinking that 1 3/8" nut will be nice. But before I put money down on a custom built instrument I want to be sure that I get exactly what I want. Also if this works out I will build a few for some grandkids and hopefully corrupt them completely.
Thanks for the information, looks like I am going in the right direction.
Glen
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 | R.D. Eno says:
2/4/2015 10:37:29 AM
Interesting thread. John, what guages do you order from Robinson's?
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| john bange says:
2/4/2015 1:48:17 PM
025, 032, 040, 045, 025...
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 | TonyS says:
3/21/2015 12:09:30 PM
Hmmmm Robinson's -sounds interesting -have detailed instructions on nylon strings on a 12 string guitar !! Was difficult for me to keep in tune - sound correctly. Maybe I'll try that again too.....
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| john bange says:
3/21/2015 12:22:54 PM
I've tried it a few times...could never get any volume out of the guitars.
the closest thing I found to a nylon feel was medium gauge steel strings (ej39's D'Addarrio)
or something close and tuned the guitar B.E.A.D.F#.B with a 25.5 scale.
sing in D...play in G or sing in A and play in D
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| BobLusk says:
3/21/2015 4:58:13 PM
Tony - I'd be interested in getting the instructions for nylon strings on a 12 string. I'm convinced that nylon strung correctly is louder than steel. I play a Cordoba C-7 guitar, strung with nylgut - I can drown out any Martin steel I need to. (but I try to be polite and hold back).
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| john bange says:
3/21/2015 5:05:15 PM
Bob,
you won't get that on a 12 string guitar...top is braced too heavily.
Cordoba C-7 in our group too...it is a loud guitar and has a nice tone.
I'd love a 12 string nylon guitar...that could be heard
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