Re: Loar / Kentucky comparison
That's intereseting. I think the 950 will open up a lot as you play it, more than the The Loar. And try Monels, Silk & steels, the new d'addario nickel bronzes
I have a KM900 and my 2nd was a LM300 which was a great value for the money, very decent tone. Not exactly a tone monster, pretty dark. I think if i still had the Loar I would measure and see the top is thicker at the f-holes. My KM900 has a couple cracks spidering off the F-holes, probably from being shipped from Chicago to Seattle in the winter in a UPS truck so you have to be careful about temp/humidity changes if you're living in the northern latitudes (and far souther too of course)
Kentucky km900
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