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  • BarbaraM

    Member
    December 7, 2025 at 2:13 pm

    I don’t know anything about string gauges. The guitar shop put bronze
    Martin Lights (12-54) on my Baby Taylor last October. I play it very
    little, so it doesn’t necessarily need changing now, but it doesn’t
    sound all that good and I cannot do a hammer on with any sound to save
    my life. Plus there is what feels like roughness on the high e. Should I
    change the strings and with what? My Zager Parlor has Zager E-Z Play
    Pillow Touch Light Gauge and it plays well. I don’t see any numbers on
    the package. I have extra Zager strings that came with my Parlor so I
    will probably use them on the Baby.

    What do the numbers refer to, what is coated vs uncoated, and what does the metal (bronze or other) do, good or bad?