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Weissenborn strings open D
What strings do you recommend?
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#2
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Plain ol' D'add Ej17s. You could add a .017" on the 1st if you wish.
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that's what I use on mine anyway (I tune to C) :
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Thanks. And pretty tune!
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Pearse makes a Weissenborn set for open D tuning:
https://www.amazon.com/John-Pearse-W.../dp/B0054RDP0Q This is what was recommended to me by the Weissenborn player that I bought my Weissenborn from, and this is what I've been using.
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Almost any phosphor bronze guitar strings will work well for Weissenborn. The real question is which gauges work the best. If you're playing a contemporary Weissenborn I like the Asher Acoustic Hawaiian strings which are gauges .014-.017-.028-.036-.046-.058 - although I think just about any phosphor bronze strings with those gauges would sound pretty similar.
For my vintage Weissenborn I use a set of light gauge acoustic guitar strings and replace the 1st and 2nd strings with a .014 and .017. I don't want to risk damaging the guitar by using thicker gauge strings, even though I'm sure I would prefer the playability from having greater string tension |
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On my Pogreba weissenborns (standard) I use the Pearse strings (3160L) w/the .060 on the low end. I might also add a slightly heavier gauge on top.
for the Baritone, I use the Pearse with a .062 on the low end.
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