Classical Strings

[prettyrubish2]

Hi, I have been using La Bella 900 Golden alloy polished on 6th, 5th & 4th, and DAddario Pro Art, normal 3rd, hard 2nd, & extra hard 1st, on my Manuel Raimundo 140.

My question, does anyone know if I should expect the exact same tonal quality from my La Bella each time I change them for new string?

I change my strings regularly, every 6 week, but occasional I come across a string that sounds as though it was put on a really cheap ply-board guitar, its just not right, like a buzzey bee

Question, must I expect this from new strings, will the string settle down after a while, have I become so used to the previous old string that I am imagining things!

Any help would be most grateful, my best regards,

Christopher. UK.

[mtdmind]

I think strings are maufactured pretty consistantly. Especially high quality strings like La Bella and D'Addario. Our hearing and states of hearing do change.

[hermithollow]

You can get a bad nylon string the same as you can get a bad steel string. You might look for other possible causes of buzzing besides the sting being bad.

[mtdmind]

I had a buzz one time.It went away for a little bit after I replaced the string and then came back..turned out to be something wrong with my saddle.

[prettyrubish2]

Originally Posted by mtdmind

I had a buzz one time.It went away for a little bit after I replaced the string and then came back..turned out to be something wrong with my saddle.

Thank you mtdmind, never thought of that, I make my own compensated saddles, which would indeed have been removed, and replaced with the same when fitting new strings.

I will inspect the pinnacle of the bone seat where the string runs over.

Thank you again,

Christopher. UK

[prettyrubish2]

Originally Posted by mtdmind

I had a buzz one time.It went away for a little bit after I replaced the string and then came back..turned out to be something wrong with my saddle.

Thank you mtdmind, found it, not the string but the seat of the bone saddle had crumbled beneath the 'D' string, a trough of about 10 thou has developed.

So I've moved the saddle over slightly for all strings to sit on new ground



Christopher.

[mtdmind]

Glad that worked out!