My name is Chloe Haynes, and I am currently a junior studying computer science at Washington University in St. Louis. Aside from my major, I am also minoring in music and play classical guitar. Since I picked up my first classical guitar in 2008, I have had to change my strings quite a few times. Until recently, however, I never really thought about how different strings might affect the overall feel and sound of a guitar. To my surprise, every detail about strings – from the gauge to the material – had something to contribute.
Washington University Guitar Gala (December 2021, moved to basement during a tornado warning). This was the guitar department's first recital since 2019, due to COVID-19. Here, I played Heitor Villa-Lobos's Prelude No. 1 (on a Cordoba Dolce guitar with D'Addario EJ46 strings).
Combining my interests of music and coding, this website provides information on finding strings that work best for you. Whether you’ve never touched a guitar before, or you’ve been playing for years, this site will walk you through all of the nuances that go into choosing strings. If you know where to start you can navigate to learn more about specific aspects of strings, or, if you have no idea where to begin, you can take a short quiz to get a personalized suggestion.