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Location: Atlanta, GA | Has anybody tried using Silk and Steel strings on their Ovations? I'm looking for feedback - either positive or negative on the use of these type strings. I recently had an electric setup and asked the tech about these - he said they make playing the acoustic a lot easier.
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Location: Upper Left USA | I put a set on my AA12, a 1/2 size Applause. I was hoping to take out some of the "small" sound. They sound smoover for that one than the 80/20 Bronzes.
I have not tried them on a full size O. I would guess they are more mellow and less treble resonant. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Who makes the Silk and Steel and what is the difference? Are they steel core with a silk wrap? |
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| Rotosound make them in the Uk. CL5 is the number. Silk wound on steel core - wound 3rd, top 2 plain piano wire. Best strings in the histary of the universe. Only reccommended for finger-picking. The balance string-to-string is absolutely fantastic.
I rather like them. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA | I was interested in trying these Silk and Steel strings since they are lower tension strings and would be easier on the fingers. I am currently using Phospher Bronze Lights which sound great, but was looking for something easier to play. Do you sacrifice a lot of tone using these and can they be used for general purpose play and not just fingerpicking?
Thanks again
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Location: NJ | I used to put them on 12 strings that had necks that were going south.
they sound good but you lose a ton of volumne. they are often good for people that don't have callouses or are learning to play |
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| They are not great for anything but fingerpicking. That is solely what they were designed for. The tone to these ears is a trillion light years better then any bronze string I ever heard. The CL in the rotosound number stands for classical - 'cos they are built exactly the same way. They come as medium tension only at the minute - I would doubt they would ever make a light tension but I can imagine a harder tension still being very playable. Try a set. |
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Location: Cherry Hill, NJ | I used to use them years ago. I believe that you do scrafice the crisp tone of a steel or bronze string with them. Easier on the fingertips though.
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Location: Scotland | Good for lightly built instruments or turn of the (19th)century pinned-bridge flattops originally intended for gut strings. Also good for beginners or anyone who suffers from carpel-tunnel, RSI or tendonitis. Balance is generally good & tone is less strident than bronze or phosphor bronze, but as Al said you'll lose a lot of tone & volume on a guitar designed & braced for regular steel strings. |
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| I must be living on another planet. |
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Location: Waurika OK | So, if I understand, these would work great on a classical, for instance a 1613? I would guess continual stretching of nylon strings would also be eliminated.
Am I right? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I would not put the Silk & Steel on a Classical.
According to www.juststrings.com
S&S J40 121.8 lbs. tension
Pro arte Hard EJ46 86.9 lbs of tension. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Hi,
I've used them in the past. Less volume, different sound, (not bad, just different), and black fingers after playing, especially when new.
I like D'Addario Phosphor Bronze the best. |
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Location: Scotland | Originally posted by MWoody:
I would not put the Silk & Steel on a Classical.
According to www.juststrings.com
S&S J40 121.8 lbs. tension
Pro arte Hard EJ46 86.9 lbs of tension. |
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Silk and Steel Strings - Any Comments