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| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] RE: problem with strings that happen to be on a Beard | | Date: | Sunday, December 30, 2007 11:28:45 (EST) | | From: | Resophile <Resophile @...com>
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The third string is the lowest gauge wound string. All wound strings are
wrapped around a non wound string. Mosr reso's use either a .026, .027, or .028
for a G string. J-42's use a .026. That is the gauge most preferred by many
top pickers. Paul Beard has strings made for his shop. These private branded
strings have a special unwound wire wrapped by up to and including a .029
winding. While this string lasts practically forever, it is very buzzy from its
inception. His super 29's are great practice strings,but leave a lot to be
desired at a performance.
Coated J42's will last longer than just about anything out there, but
they have a tendency to sound less bright than J42's out of the wrapper.
Strings have a limited shelf life. After they are manufactured, they
begin to oxidize. I have unwrapped and installed new strings that were one year
old, and they were half dead, and had no brightness.
I can assure you that a MA6 with a buzz did not have it when it left
Paul's shop. I have gone up with Mike several times, and seen him play each and
every MA6 or MA8 before it leaves. I have also seen Mike reject guitars that
were sent back to the assembly room to be disassembled on more than one
occasion. And I have seen the crack technicians make adjustments that correct
the
defect or defects. These guys are fantastic.
Finally, don't bitch about strings or buzzes. Just keep practicing. When
I started, we had to go to the music store and buy "Ball" strings by the
guage. A buzz was something you lived with or fixed yourself. There was no Paul
Beard. And there wasn't any RESOGUIT on the internet to solve my problems.
Thank goodness for RESOGUIT!
Gene Krouse
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