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Old 01-13-2019, 12:56 PM
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Regarding tension, to me it was a big surprise how much the tone and resonance of my X7 nylon improved when I put on lower tension strings. Is it possible that too much tension beyond a certain point somehow chokes the sound?
I think that's perfectly possible. While I've never experienced it myself, I've seen the phenomenon described many times for 'conventional' guitars.
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