I helped a friend of mine change the strings on his guitar.
He had part of a set of HIGH TENSION but was missing 2 strings.
I had some REGULAR TENSION strings so I used 2 of them.
The strings are nylon and still stretching like craze and so it was hard to get things in tune.
Could part of the problem be mixing the HIGH and NORMAL tension strings ?
Or should it work ok once the strings stop stretching so much and settle in ?
I've never used high tension nylon strings before and certainly never mixed them with normal.
Why do some people use high tension strings ? What are the characteristics of them ?
- Larry
How long have they been on? You may know this but nylon needs to be re-tuned for a week or so before they stop stretching. I would not think that mixing them would effect much more than tone differences.
Steel strings can be stretched a little when they are new and then re-tuned a few times and that's it. But nylon will drive ya nuts for at least a week.
Generally, for the same string material, the higher the tension the string, the thicker the string will be. I don't see a problem with mixing them, although the tension will be different. Not usually a huge concern for steel string players, but many classical players and some finger pickers will be particular about string tensions.
Why do some use them? They like them. Characteristics? Generally... longer sustain and more accurate attack. However, it will take additional pressure to play cleanly.
Opinions may vary...
Why do some people use high tension strings ? What are the characteristics of them ?
On a classical guitar I use high tension because it gives me a brighter sound, and because I'm used to a stiffer feel of the steel strings I play (.013s). I use flatwounds by GHS (set 2510 has a wound G, set 2500 is a nylon G). Plus, a stiffer strings drives the sound board better.
Thanks guys. :thumb
- Larry