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Frank Freniere
From:
The First Coast
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Posted 1 Apr 2022 6:06 am |
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Does anyone sell stainless string sets corresponding to the Zum Encore gauges in the manual?
.013
.015
.011
.014
.017
.020
.026w
.030w
.034w
.038w
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Bill Ferguson
From:
Milton, FL USA
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Posted 1 Apr 2022 6:19 am
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Yes sir, I do.
I sell George L's stainless and package them with gauges of your choice.
All of those are gauges that I stock.
Because I sell below market, I cannot advertise a price here.
Send me an email and I will send you current pricing.
bferguson1947@gmail.com
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Doug Earnest
From:
Branson, MO USA
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Posted 1 Apr 2022 5:41 pm
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As a public service announcement, I will note that a .012 is perfectly fine, maybe even preferred, for the third string.
GHS Stainless is standard equipment.
The Stage One sets that b0b sells here on the forum contain a .022 WOUND sixth. A wound sixth will require re-rodding and will make for a longer throw, but it is not horrible. Everything else is the right size.
Almost all Encores have been adjusted for a .020 PLAIN.
Any good quality stainless set of the right sizes will likely be fine.
Nickel strings may require minor re-rodding to maintain the same action of pedals and levers.
And Bill Ferguson is a very good person to deal with!! |
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Bryce Van Parys
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 2 Apr 2022 1:54 pm zum encore string sets
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This makes sense, because I switched to an Ernie ball set, and suddenly my 6th wouldn't pull up or tune for anything. I ended up at the Steel Mechanic (Patrick Timmins in Seattle), where we resolved this and other issues. Put on a GHS set (with unwound 6th) and Voila, all better!
3 things make the string pitch: Length, tension, and density. You would change the density with a wound 6, so given the same lengh, you'll get a different tension
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Richard Lotspeich
From:
North Georgia
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Posted 2 Apr 2022 2:43 pm
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I used NYXL 12-38 the whole time I had mine.
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Jim Fogarty
From:
Phila, Pa, USA
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Posted 2 Apr 2022 7:01 pm
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| Not stainless, but D'Addario NYXL1138PS are the exact same gauges in the Encore manual, and work great for me. No adjustments needed. Just FYI. |
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Al Evans
From:
Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 3 Apr 2022 6:11 am
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| Jim Fogarty wrote: |
| Not stainless, but D'Addario NYXL1138PS are the exact same gauges in the Encore manual, and work great for me. No adjustments needed. Just FYI. |
As does the medium set, NYXL1238PS.
--Al Evans
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 3 Apr 2022 8:02 am
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I took a chance on my Encore and fitted my much-preferred .012" 3rd string. There were no issues.
I'm sad to relate that, due to my ill-judged move to the UK in 2020, I sold off most of my guitars; not for the money, but to reduce baggage for shipping. I only kept one steel (my D-10 Emmons) and, regretfully, the Zum found another home. If I could have read my future, I'd still have about twenty-five instruments here instead of the six that remain.
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