I use the Nickle Wound 74 as a foundation string for my cobbled together Baritone Set based off the Curt Mangan 15513 set, discarding the .013 (actually putting it into my spares box) and Using as heavy a Curt Mangan Phosphor Bronze 70 for the low end. This was "adequate" but actually unacceptable as commercially availiable Baritone Acoustic guitar strings still flop at my prefered tuning, A-A as opposed to B-B. A-A gives the best ensemble sound as it covers the low end magnificently and allows for the lower voices to manifest fully as they would with a Bajo Quinto without the additional hand strain. (Si, yo tocar Bajo Quinto y usar los cuerdas de Curt Mangan, modelo 90908). I realize that the Nickle Wound 74 would match up more effectively with the Curt Mangan 11356 set but i prefer the acoustic qualities of the Pure Nickel on acoustic guitars rather than nickel plate. Yes i do know that Curt Mangan offers Monel in both Hex and Round Core options which could be pressed into service (yes I've tried both and in the Baritone Arena the Hex Core has given me the best results, still no love in the "Big Boy" department) nevertheless I prefer the Pure Nickel response. IF i had the wherewithal to invest in a run of 144 strings i would enjoin you to roll out a run of 74 pure nickel wound. Of course it would make even more sense to run a lot of 74 Monel Hex core and add them to say set 38206. Of course I'm a fringe guy who has no relation to the hip market, let alone the middle of the bell curve. I just want the response that i want. Oh yes, that nattering question as to "what pick up is this Bozo using"? Well for solo work I use the K&K pure mini as it is the best reproduction to my limited hearing and abilities. For ensemble work though I use a Sunrise soundhole pickup as it gives the best fidelity and highest resistance to feedback. The Guitar in question is a Larrivee' BT03 with a 27" scale length. Shorter than a David Berkowitz ( the BEST Baritone builder out here. Based in Washington DC ) but more than adequate to handle local trouble here in Texas. FYI, I've been using Curt Mangan product for years now and yes, My strings of choice in electric and acoustic.

For a 28" scale instrument, these fit fine with plenty of wind because the taper begins at the proper length. The string is bright, bouncy, lively and with plenty of growl to translate extremely well through any discerning high gain boutique guitar amp. I am and continue to be a lifetime GHS boomer user, but they don't make/cut this gauge for this scale length...at least not yet so Curt Mangan wins in this case. These guys can take a beating just as well as GHS and belong in the same class.