Mark Lee Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Does anyone know where I can get 15 - 60 guge guitar strings for my 1940 Epiphoner Emperor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brundaddy Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I know, I'm with ya - Almost nobody plays heavy strings any more & it's haaaaard to find them sometimes. What type of strings are you looking for: flatwound, roundwound, steel, phosphor-bronze, etc? You may get more responses posting in both the hollow body & acoustic forums, there are some lurking gurus around those parts... here in the lounge it's somewhat inane like, "So-and-so's a commie," "grilled cheese vs. PBJ," "SRV rules," etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I had D'Addario 14-59 round wound bronze on an old Hoyer archtop. Anyone who sells D'Addario can get them. They sell singles too, so if you're hell-bent on 15-60 they can accomodate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I would assume to be period correct your looking for flat wounds. I use La Bella strings on my archtops, and they offer a set 15-56 (#20PH). I use the La Bella Nylon Tape Wounds on my L-5 & L-7 (set #800M), 14-67. Either of these sets, or heavy strings like your looking for, are hard to come by. I have a local mom & pop shop special order them for me. Check out the La Bella website and catolog: http://www.labella.com/ http://www.labella.com/catalog.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmonicchaos Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I know that archtops are typically built to withstand heavy string gauges but why? What are the reasons for putting such thick a gauge of strings on? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Volume and masochism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Lee Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 I like scotty moore. he used 13-58, and being an acoustic, I want it to be loud. Im 16 and I play in the school bigband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Lee Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 I like Scotty Moore. he used 13-58, and, mine being an acoustic, I want it to be loud. Im 16 and I play in the school bigband (all unamplified) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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