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    • May 2, 2023 at 12:14 pm #8179
      wbb90TR
      Participant

        Richard and Tad,

        I understand that you are planning a new podcast with Richard. If there is time would you please ask if there has been any thought about producing nickel or monel low tension strings.

        Thanks,

        Walter

      • May 2, 2023 at 2:52 pm #8180
        indexless
        Keymaster

          Who leaked this?……we’re starting an investigation right now……..of course, happy to ask!

        • May 2, 2023 at 4:49 pm #8183
          wbb90TR
          Participant

            Not (Tad) mentioning (Tad) any (Tad) names (Tad).

            😉

            W

          • May 2, 2023 at 5:23 pm #8184
            indexless
            Keymaster

              and we got together on Saturday and I up-ed his permissions……I’ll make him download all the big files

               

            • May 4, 2023 at 5:05 am #8185
              tadol
              Senior Moderator

                Musta been my evil twin –

              • May 4, 2023 at 11:38 am #8186
                wbb90TR
                Participant

                  Right, what was I thinking. Hmmm.

                • May 5, 2023 at 7:12 pm #8191
                  indexless
                  Keymaster

                    Hey Walter,

                    There is an answer waiting for you in the new SCGC podcast, I think it’s about 2/3 of the way through but your milage may vary, it’s really interesting listening to Richard and Rick talk strings

                  • May 7, 2023 at 8:35 pm #8198
                    wbb90TR
                    Participant

                      Richard,

                      Thanks for bringing up the question about monel strings with Richard. I do understand and certainly respect his reasoning. For me it is about the sound of monel vs a new set of bronze wound.  After hearing Richard’s take about not pursuing a medium tension set in monel, I’ll continue to be satisfied with waiting for the bronze to break in fully and lose that new string edge. Love the woody sound that they ultimately achieve that is similar to the monels, just dislike the wait!

                      Patiently waiting, 🙂

                      Walter

                    • May 12, 2023 at 5:38 pm #8206
                      ericfolkerth
                      Participant

                        Well, I thought I asked this the other day, but don’t see the question…
                        It concerns the DADGAD set…
                        Is it safe, tensionwise,  to use them on an OMPW and ocassionally tune up to standard?
                        Or is that too much tension?
                        I’ve got a most-DADGAD guitar with a few songs in standard.
                        Any harm keeping it in standard sometime?

                        • May 24, 2023 at 10:28 pm #8215
                          indexless
                          Keymaster

                            Hi Eric,

                            I just got a chance to talk to Richard, here’s what he said “the low tension DADGAD are 169 pounds of tension, the mediums are 182 pounds. It’s safe to tune up to that but he said he wouldn’t recommend leaving it tuned up for an extended period of time though”. Hope this helps

                        • May 14, 2023 at 4:32 pm #8208
                          indexless
                          Keymaster

                            Hey Eric,

                            I don’t think I missed it but it’s kind of crazy here. I’ll ask and see what ones back, stay tuned

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