The Best Strings for Art & Lutherie Guitars
- Art & Lutherie recommends these so-called "high definition" strings for all of its guitars, but the company can't really mean that; you wouldn't put them on the Ami Nylon Cedar, for instance. In actuality, bronze-phosphorus light strings are best for guitars that are used for finger-picking, therefore they work well on A&L's cutaways and the rest of the Ami parlor-guitar line.
- For A&L dreadnaughts, you want a string that takes advantage of the body's natural loudness without making the guitar too difficult to play. Martin's medium-gauge flexible-core strings are louder and will provide for greater tensile strength without detracting noticeably from playability.
- These strings make an excellent match for A&L's folk guitar line. The steel cores are wrapped in silk before receiving another layer of phosphor bronze wrapping, giving them a rich but more subdued sound suitable for folk guitar.
- A&L's Ami line comprises smaller, lighter, parlor-size guitars that hark back to the heyday of parlor guitars in the 1910s and '20s. A good match for the Ami line are Newtone's Heritage Series strings, which are built to tune up with less tension, meaning it's easier on a smaller, lighter-braced guitar. They're also easier on your fingers.
Godin Phos Bronze Lights
Martin Flexible Core FX 80/20 Bronze .013 - .056, MFX-650
Martin Marquis Silk & Steel Folk
Newtone Heritage Series Strings
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