Silk and Bronze .13s?

leehop71 New Member Christ Follower, married with one son. Posts: 38 AKA: jackajesusfreak Location: SW Florida Playing guitar since: 11 I'm now 64	Silk and Bronze .13s? Mar 24, 2018 15:51:38 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by leehop71 on Mar 24, 2018 15:51:38 GMT -5 I guess they don't make .13s in the silk and bronze strings?

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Silk and Bronze .13s? Mar 24, 2018 15:59:30 GMT -5

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leehop71,

The silk and Bronze strings, tend to be more favourable with Parlour guitars and lightly built vintage guitars, so you maybe correct in saying they don't make them in 13s gauge. 😀

But if you want to look on Strings and Beyond website, as they have a great selection of guitar strings.

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Silk and Bronze .13s? Mar 24, 2018 16:05:50 GMT -5

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Mar 24, 2018 15:59:30 GMT -5 Derick said:

leehop71 ,

The silk and Bronze strings, tend to be more favourable with Parlour guitars and lightly built vintage guitars, so you maybe correct in saying they don't make them in 13s gauge. 😀

But if you want to look on Strings and Beyond website, as they have a great selection of guitar strings.

Thanks derick. I've got some nickel strings and will get the D'Adds nickel but my line of thinking is that since I'm dealing with a hog top, .13s should give me the bigger volume??

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Silk and Bronze .13s? Mar 24, 2018 16:33:41 GMT -5 RobertW likes this

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leehop71,

13s gauge strings do not equate to more volume from your guitar, just more stress in your guitar.
The attached video is well worth watching. 😀

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Silk and Bronze .13s? Mar 24, 2018 17:12:54 GMT -5

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Mar 24, 2018 16:33:41 GMT -5 Derick said:

leehop71 ,

13s gauge strings do not equate to more volume from your guitar, just more stress in your guitar.
The attached video is well worth watching. 😀

Nice, but I hear no difference. To me what is different is playability, especially, in relation to string tension and how it is dealt with.....

I wonder, it is possible Medium strings are perceived to be louder, in part because the player tends to stroke them Harder in reaction to the greater tension?

I did note that player hit the high notes louder on the medium strings.. which I think supports this contention.

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