Kala Tenor Guitar Strings

[ajh]

Have ordered a K&K twin spot for the Kala Tenor Guitar so will be restringing it at the same time. Currently has J66 80/20 bronze strings. Gauges seem ok. Has anyone played around with different string materials while staying in CGDA? If so, to what effect?

I don't mind ordering single strings if need be.

I did do a search in the archives but most folks there were concerned with different tunings....

Thanks
Tony

[AndyV]

Have you tried the Tenor Guitar Foundation? ...hmmm or is it the Tenor Guitar Registry?

[fox]

Hi Ajh, I can try to help you with any string questions but I an not quite sure what you are asking?
When you say different materials, do you you want to now about nylon strings or something else?

[ajh]

Hi fox!

Right now it has the 80/20 Bronze set that Kala recommends for it. I am wondering if anybody has tried silk and steel, chromes, phosphor bronze, etc in about the same gauges.

Thanks
Tony

[ajh]

Have you tried the Tenor Guitar Foundation? ...hmmm or is it the Tenor Guitar Registry?

Andy, I had tried wandering the Tenor Guitar Foundation but couldn't find any kind of forum to ask the question of that community. Will go back and try again....maybe I missed something.

[fox]

Ah yes silk and steel, I have been trying to find out more about these strings.
I have come across a few folk on a Facebook page that are useing them but I can’t find much technical detail .. I would really need a string tension chart?
The Martin silk and steel 6 string set seems to be the set people are useing but I can’t see how that would work for 5ths tuning?
As far as I know the wound strings are around 10% less tension than wound steel but that is just hear say and I have not been able to find any manufacturers figures.
So on that basis I would guess for a 21” scale tenor in GDAE a standard plain steel 13 then a .22 .32 .48 silk and steel would work but I don’t even know if you an buy singles?

[ajh]

Ah yes silk and steel, I have been trying to find out more about these strings.
I have come across a few folk on a Facebook page that are useing them but I can’t find much technical detail .. I would really need a string tension chart?
The Martin silk and steel 6 string set seems to be the set people are useing but I can’t see how that would work for 5ths tuning?
As far as I know the wound strings are around 10% less tension than wound steel but that is just hear say and I have not been able to find any manufacturers figures.
So on that basis I would guess for a 21” scale tenor in GDAE a standard plain steel 13 then a .22 .32 .48 silk and steel would work but I don’t even know if you an buy singles?

Thanks fox, appreciate the info.
I'm staying with the CGDA tuning on the Kala Tenor Guitar (is 21.5" scale). I was casting about for any info from any others who had been down the "alternative" strings route on this particular instrument.