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Original Post By:
mLKauai
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Date: 2/4/2010 12:27:05 PM |
For those who use Classical guitar strings such as Savarez or D'addario, I have a couple questions.
I have used Kawika's recomendations with good results over the years.
For trebles, I use either the red card (normal tension) or blue card (hi tension) Savarez 540 series. (Kawika didn't recommend the blues).
For low 4th, i use D'addario j4304 D 4th Light tension Silverplated wounds.
Question is, D'addario has a corresponding Medium tension wound; j4504 D 4th.
If i use the blue card hi tension, would the higher tension wound D string be ok? I got some by mistake. |
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Posted By:
gobes
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Date: 2/4/2010 1:15:48 PM |
I use the D'addario J4504 and have never had a problem. I think that the J4505 is 'normal' tension which might be the same as medium???
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Posted By:
mLKauai
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Date: 2/4/2010 2:36:51 PM |
thanks Gobes; just occurred to me I could try one... hello ;)
you're right, it's called Normal Tension; J4504 Dstring. which would be higher than the Light J4304.
(we're not talking J505 yet; 5th string?)
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Posted By:
grouch
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Date: 2/4/2010 3:12:51 PM
(Updated: 2/4/2010 3:18:21 PM)
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| ml, I'm confused..I have a set of Savarez red card classical nylon strings..the 'D' string is 524R..on the envelope-'Red Card--High Tension' in English and Spanish..is your 'Red Card' something different?..???...rut-roh! just looked at the envelope again..mine are 520 series, not 540..my bad..but I wonder what the difference is..
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Posted By:
Henri VIII
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Date: 2/4/2010 5:14:00 PM |
| Grouch, I've recently heard that while Savarez calls their Red Card 520s "high" tension, some players feel that they're more like everyone else's "mediums". Hope that helps.
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Posted By:
mLKauai
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Date: 2/4/2010 7:24:56 PM |
the plot thickens, the cookie crumbles, Savarez is a great string company with many applications for ukes too... including their alliance "KF anciens early period instruments" which is a good way to get that plain low 4th string.
btw my King baritone is set up with these KF's in C tuning.
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