Re: I need and opinion on good acoustic strings

What I do to remove bridge pins: I use a small needle nose pliers and grab
the pin right below the "ball" part of the pin and lever it out using the
saddle as a pivot point. Try not to squeeze too hard on the pin. Takes a
careful touch but it works well for me. I'll bet someone has a more
foolproof way of doing this.
I am not familiar with an MD95, but some guitars do not take medium strings
too well, too much tension on the guitar structure. Some of my smaller
Taylors recommend light gauge only.
Best to try a lot of different strings, since each guitar and player
combination will be different. I like John Pearse phosphor bronze light
gauge.
"Walrus" <weehee@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi, I'm using DR medium light strings on my Alvarez MD 95 and they play
> well but I'm not crazy about the tone I'm getting.
> Any suggestions? I'm thinking of just a medium string. Any opinions on
> the Elixers?
> Also, as stupid as it may sound, I have a heck of a time getting the
> pegs out of the bridge to change strings, I have a tailpiece on my old
> Gibson and this is the first guitar I have had with a peg bridge for
> the strings. Any trick to getting them out?
> Thanks
>


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