Bronze vs. Nickel, part 3
I've spoken about differences in bronze-wound and nickel-wound strings in previous blog posts: Bronze vs. Nickel, part. 1 Bronze vs. Nickel, part 2 Last month, I tried an experiment wherein I used phosphor bronze-wound strings on one neck of the 24-string Double Subcontraguitar , and a nickel-wound set on the other neck. Both necks on the 24 are tuned to the same register (D sub-contra), but in two differing tunings. I wrote about this experiment in this blog post . This was a very good experiment and experience, as it enabled me to both hear and feel the differences in these two differing string types and sets in a side-by-side comparison on the same instrument. After using this comparison setup for two or three weeks, I changed the phosphor bronze-wound set to an all-nickel set. For two-handed playing and tapping, the nickel strings have a better response; at least in my playing. Therefore, the 24-string is now fully equipped with all...
