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http://www.maurysmusic.com/john_pear..._todd_s_review Looks like they are PBs and Silk, and available in two sizes: http://www.maurysmusic.com/inc/sdetail/25725 11-49 http://www.maurysmusic.com/inc/sdetail/4165 12-53 |
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GHS has some Silk and Bronze that are less expensive than the Pearse strings:
http://www.juststrings.com/ghsacoust...andbronze.html Guess I'll need to try out the JP and GHS versions now. |
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Thanks for posting that review. I generally get my strings at a local shop, but a trial of these might be worth an internet shopping excursion.
Jon |
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I have a 100 yr.-old Lyon & Healy parlor guitar that is too lightly built to take the tension of regular steel strings, so I tried silk & steel and found that they get too muddy too quickly.
Silk & bronze are a better alternative on this instrument to get something close to the steel string guitar sound I'm used to. They last longer, too.
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Well, I just put them on my McKnight Deacon model.
Wow! It's even more heavenly than it was before! I think these strings let you hear more of the WOOD and less of the strings. So far, I've liked these things on smaller guitars . . the Gretsch Americana series (not very "responsive" at all), the CA Cargo (reasonably responsive), and the McKnight Deacon (very responsive). I guess next I'll have to move up to larger guitars, like my McKnight MiniMacs. And if I still like them, then I'll move on the the Taylor GS and R Taylor Style 1 and the Goodall CJ and the McKnight Highlander (OM). |
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I just noticed Martin is selling a Silk and Phosphor in their FX series.
I've been using Martin Silk and Steel on my older Martins for years: 1907 0-17, and 1921 0-18, just because these old instruments predate the use of steel strings. I still use nylon on my Martin 1900 0-21, mainly because it feels fragile. Once I left a set of silk and steel on my 1907 0-17 for a year, and the low E string sounded tubby, but that's to be expected. Put on a new set of Marquis Silk and Steel, and it's ringingly clear. These old Martins are VERY loud for a parlor guitar, and the S&S makes me feel confident i'm not destroying my beloved antique treasures. I'm going to try the Martin Silk and Phosphor FX series
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Bear in mind, Prof, that "silk and steel" is different from "phosphor bronze and silk". I would expect more tension from the "phosphor and silk" strings.
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I have JP silk and steels on to of my guitars; a Lowden S-50 Walnut/ cedar and a Custom "0" Walnut/Englemann. I am pleased with the strings on these two guitars.
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The purpose of your strings is to drive your top. Silk and steel strings won't do that as much or as forcefully as a set of regular "steel" strings. They will produce a softer, more delicate tone -- which is not an entirely bad thing if you are just playing around the house for your own enjoyment or for a few friends. They certainly take a lot less out of your fingers. But, if you're playing in public or in the context of any kind of band, they just aren't LOUD enough.
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I really like Silk and Steels on 12-strings. Helps kill the jangle but keeps the nice boomieness of the 12.
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I like S&S a lot on some guitars. On others, they sound awful. So, it's certainly not a one-size-fits-all deal. On some guitars, S&S sound warm, light and jazzy. On others, they sound flat, dull and dead. They are wonderful on the fingers and I frequently recommend them to people who are beginners, recovering from injury or getting back into playing after a layoff... they work beautifully for those situations.
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I just put a set of silk and steel on my National 12 string, very happy with the result. I wanted to tone down the metalic, loud sound. The s&s are perfect for me.
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I used these strings to mellow out a bit my old Taylor 214ce. Did the job, but I sold the Taylor anyway, realised the overall tone was not my cup of tea.
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Hi,
I recently discovered Thomastik's Plectrums (AC111 light), and I'm in love. These are a variant of the Silk-and-Steel type, but the wound strings are Bronze (rather than silver-coated copper like the Martin's), and the G, D and A strings are FLATWOUND (rather than the ubiquitous roundwounds). This latter bit is what sold me on them (apart from their mellow, balanced and at the same time lushous sound, IMO): no more of that loathed squeak! Yes! Marco |
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Same here on my P-03 |