The Savarez 520P Traditional (red card) is a high tension set with nylon-wound second and third strings. Wound B and G trebles solve the problem of a dull, slow third string on all-nylon sets: the thin nylon winding over a nylon core gives these strings a clear, sustaining voice that matches the first string, at the cost of a little finger noise. The first string is rectified nylon, and the basses are traditional silver-plated. A favorite of players who want clarity in the upper middle register.
Savarez has made strings in Lyon, France, since 1770 and pioneered the fluorocarbon treble with its Alliance line; its sets are color-coded by card: red for normal tension, blue for high, yellow for extra high. The 520P3 winds only the G; the 520P1 winds all three trebles.
Red Card - Wound B, & G
Classical Guitar Strings
~ High Tension~
String |
Note |
Diameter (in.) |
Tension (lbs.) |
Material |
1st |
E |
0.0278 |
17.40 |
Rectified nylon |
2nd |
B |
|
|
Nylon wound |
3rd |
G |
|
|
Nylon wound |
4th |
D |
0.0295 |
16.24 |
Silverplated copper wound |
5th |
A |
0.0339 |
14.54 |
Silverplated copper wound |
6th |
E |
0.0421 |
14.43 |
Silverplated copper wound |
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