The only strings I’ve ever found that sound close to SE is DR, but those were thicker wound strings. Rotosounds come out of a different string factory. I’d go with D’Addario as a first attempt as that’s where most of SE’s strings come from. I’ve tried the same brand Eric asked for on my guitar that I had at the time but was not impressed and went back to the XLs I had normally used. What Eric ordered will sound odd the first day, but the second day he’ll discover what it will really sound like; took a few hours of playing to break them in.

The local guitar store is open, I plan on stopping by there and will ask about strings. They also customer build guitars, might have some insight on this.

Definately let us know how you make out, because I need to head out to the local Sam Ash in New Haven, and see what they can do for me string-wise.

I think for me .008 will work fine, the trick is getting a whole bunch of them without having to do so on line...........

One thing: I remember years back, like twenty years ago - in a different music store which is sadly now long gone [Banko's House Of Music, Ansonia...] there was an elderly gent playing a steel strung classical guitar that was his, and he was using these "extra high tension" steel strings, and I mean - I never seen strings under so much tension in all my life, it was nuts... but later on I'm going to Google "extra high tension classical guitar steel strings" and see what comes up...

Yes, the tension is very high on that high melody A of the SG-12 Mirrored 4ths Piano tuning, also on the Alto Stick with "Greg's Extended" or "Bob's Expanded" tunings. The high A on a guitar scale instrument is "stretching it", I do admit.

First step is to slightly round off the outer edges of the 1st saddle setscrew's slot with a thin nail file or fine grit sandpaper folded around a metal straight-edge ruler. Do the same also at the nut end, slightly rounding off the edges of the Flap's V-channel.

Some music stores carry 6 1/2 gauge (.0065") guitar scale strings, which will hold their tension a bit better, still, a 7 gauge wire string should work well enough. And to Eric, we can send you a few of these at no charge and maybe they'd arrive at Interlochen in time.

I’m thinking Eric will be OK, I sent Emmet and Eric an email, he now has multiple options of receiving strings and tools needed to be ready for the seminar.

Yes, the tension is very high on that high melody A of the SG-12 Mirrored 4ths Piano tuning, also on the Alto Stick with "Greg's Extended" or "Bob's Expanded" tunings. The high A on a guitar scale instrument is "stretching it", I do admit.

First step is to slightly round off the outer edges of the 1st saddle setscrew's slot with a thin nail file or fine grit sandpaper folded around a metal straight-edge ruler. Do the same also at the nut end, slightly rounding off the edges of the Flap's V-channel.

Some music stores carry 6 1/2 gauge (.0065") guitar scale strings, which will hold their tension a bit better, still, a 7 gauge wire string should work well enough. And to Eric, we can send you a few of these at no charge and maybe they'd arrive at Interlochen in time.