NorCalluthier -> RE: Bad notes in classical guitars (Jul. 14 2017 15:50:22)
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Hello Ricardo, I will take your advice. I recently "fixed" the first classical I've made to a "larger" plantilla by switching strings. My standard brand and tension is good old normal tension D'Addario J45's, with a Savarez Alliance third string. With those on the "larger" model guitar, the treble just couldn't keep up with the big bass. My "larger model" is not only about 2% larger in every dimension than my "standard" model, it is voiced a half step lower. I was trying to see if I could make a more modern style instrument that would compare favorably with the larger classicals. I get strings from Strings by Mail, and they were praising Dogal's new "Mastrales", so I swapped in a set of those---in spite of their hefty price. That did the trick, and the treble came up to match the bass in volume---with one caveat: Dogal supplies one of their regular nylon first strings for replacing the Mastrale first string, and a good classical player, who played the guitar for a time, preferred the standard nylon first string. Though I don't play classical, I'm inclined to agree with him that the Mastrale first string sounded a bit "tinny". The Mastrale trebles are opaque blue in color, which is a bit disconcerting visually. By the way, I didn't notice any difference between the D'Addario basses and the Mastrale basses. I should try just using the Mastrale trebles with the D'Addario basses. I have to guard against getting involved in yet another research project, so trying out different strings has not gotten much attention---the "boy scientist" in me is readily seduced, while the bills are crying out to be paid (;->)... So what advice would you give for brands and tensions to try, and for what problems? Many thanks for taking the time and trouble to post answers to my question. Cheers, Brian
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