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| Posted: Wed Jan 25th, 2006 12:57 am |
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banjo brad Super Moderator 
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Yeah- I had a great time, too! The Vega that j-walk has puts out a real nice sound, and, like he said, a lot of that is the player. He did have some trouble keeping the 5th string in its bridge slot, tho  (on my Goodtime, not his Vega!) We're gonna have to work on some stuff and get together again, soon. beeconk - I play classical guitar, so I'm well aware of the in/out of tune thing with nylons (I usually just keep retuning for a couple of days before I even try to play anything on it)  Are the nylguts that much thicker? Do you think it probable that a new bridge and/or nut would be required to use them? Gathering data . . . Incidentally, I am going to kill the sound clip now that I have 2 tunes up on the nylon strings. I'll redirect that link to the other songs.  (Nothing is foolproof to a talented fool.)Last edited on Wed Jan 25th, 2006 01:01 am by banjo brad ____________________ ezFolk Help Brad Prickly Pear Music Banjo Brad's ezFolk page TOTMC |
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| Posted: Sun Feb 26th, 2006 10:46 pm |
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playthebanjo Approved 
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Everybody is always talking about the Nylgut or LaBella strings. Am I the only one who buys the Chris Sands strings from elderly? I have played nylons for about 5 years now and every 9 months or so decide to check the grass on the steel string side of the fence, but always go right back to the nylons. I have not tried the Nylgut strings but have always thought the Labella's felt like I was playing a cigar box uke with rubber bands for strings. The Sands strings come in 3 weights (lights/meds/heavys) and are awesome. The heavy's sound and play really well- and will last forever. I have never been able to get the RR spikes to work. But eventually you just learn to retune quickly. : ) Nylons can break, but it's pretty rare. Next time you need to order strings, go for the Chris Sands Nylons. Andrew
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| Posted: Sun Feb 26th, 2006 11:29 pm |
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beeconk Approved
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Andrew - the first time I tried nylon strings on a banjo was a set of Chris Sands mediums on what was only the second banjo I owned - an old no-name Dobson style banjo with ivoroid violin peg tuners. I loved them - the whole banjo sounded great. I've also tried LaBellas and, as I wrote earlier - didn't like them. Like you mention, they're just too whimpy and they fall apart too darn quick. After that I tried a set of Nylguts and I don't know if I'll ever tire of them. You really ought to try them at least once. They cost about as much as Sands strings - but they're altogether unique. here's a few pics of that old banjo - never should have sold it off  Attachment: EBay 1a.JPG (Downloaded 54 times) Last edited on Sun Feb 26th, 2006 11:38 pm by beeconk |
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| Posted: Sun Feb 26th, 2006 11:40 pm |
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beeconk Approved
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and again Attachment: Ebay 4a.JPG (Downloaded 49 times)
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| Posted: Sun Feb 26th, 2006 11:42 pm |
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beeconk Approved
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nudder one Attachment: Ebay 2.JPG (Downloaded 65 times)
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27th, 2006 01:10 am |
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banjo brad Super Moderator
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Yeah- well, its back to the steel now. I broke the 5th string just over a week ago, and with a lesson coming up on Monday (last) I had to put my last spare set on. I think I was the cause of the breakage, though, because I tried once to slip it under the spike as a trial (it didn't fit). The point of separation was just about where the spike is, so I probably nicked it. It went while sitting on the bed one evening while I was doing some tabbing on the computer. The soft "twung" made me think at first that a fiddle string had let go in the fiddle case. Anyway, I think I will stay with the steels for awhile again. If I break one, then we'll see. I probably will try either the sands or nylguts next time, but I need to check and see if the local shop carries them. Like I have mentioned before, I change strings when I break one, and usually not before, And, I now have an official case of BAS! I played the Bob Carlin model Goldtone http://www.elderly.com/new_instruments/items/GTBC350.htm yesterday at "The Folk Shop," my local store of all things musical. I want that banjo! sigh, $800+, I need to find a winning lottery ticket. Last edited on Mon Feb 27th, 2006 01:13 am by banjo brad ____________________ ezFolk Help Brad Prickly Pear Music Banjo Brad's ezFolk page TOTMC |
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27th, 2006 10:07 pm |
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playthebanjo Approved
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One of the other problems I had with the Labella strings was length. I have a long neck banjo. Do the NylGut strings allow for about 5 extra inches than you need? : ) I will definately try them next time! Andrew
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| Posted: Tue Feb 28th, 2006 10:30 am |
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beeconk Approved
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playthebanjo wrote: One of the other problems I had with the Labella strings was length. I have a long neck banjo. Do the NylGut strings allow for about 5 extra inches than you need? I think they would fit - if not right off the bat - they streeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetch like there's no tomorrow. If they came up an inch short, you could probably stretch them by hand until they reached. The downside to this is that they take a day or two before you can actually play them In my experience - it's worth the wait.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 28th, 2006 03:58 pm |
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banjo brad Super Moderator
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Andrew- You also need to ask if they have sets for the longneck (or Pete Seeger model) banjos.
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