A new guitar arrived last Friday, the first day of our local festival, and got passed around like a small town whore, so much that I will change the strings this morning. My hands are relatively easy on strings but somebody's weren't. I suppose the reason why several manufacturers are shipping guitars with coated strings these days is to prevent them from getting prematurely shopworn. I had provided a regular phosphor-bronze light set for the builder to string up with.

Btw, I've noticed an improvement in string life since my diet radically changed a couple of months ago. It seems cholesterol is bad for guitar strings too.

Peace, Mooh.