Strings for open D (or C) on electric lap steel?

Fred Kinbom · From: Berlin, Germany, via Stockholm, Sweden.

Dear all,

I've gotten so into acoustic lap slide that I rarely play my National New Yorker, which is tuned in C6. As I'm very much enjoying exploring variations of the open D shape on acoustic lap slide (and a bit of "dobro" tuning), I would like to try this out in my electric as well.

Could anyone please recommend strings (brand and gauges) that would suit a New Yorker in open D (DADF#AD, lo to hi) or even open C (CGCEGC)? And the same for "dobro" tuning (GBDGBD).

Many thanks!

Fred

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[This message was edited by Fred Kinbom on 10 July 2006 at 09:26 AM.]

[This message was edited by Fred Kinbom on 10 July 2006 at 09:27 AM.]

Eric Gearhart · From: Bellingham, Massachusetts, USA

The John Pearse nickel wound resophonic sets will do you for D and G tunings.

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