We are convinced that they are the finest strings made! Malcolm Newton is the owner and head craftsman at Newtone strings. He is an ex-coal miner, ex-lineman, and spent many years as a wire rope and heavy cable maker. He recently left the industry and found his metier when he began to make strings in the late 80's.

Newtone strings are a truly hand-made string, built one at a time to Malcolm Newton's exacting standards. Newtone strings are consistently true and balanced and use only top quality Phosphor Bronze and pure Nickel windings on tin plated round steel cores. The high quality round core construction results in a full round tone with noticeably lower tension than other strings. Most of our professional session recording customers have switched to Master Class Phosphor Bronze acoustic strings.

Mass produced guitar strings use a hexagonal core. This hex core improves the bond between the bronze or nickel winding and the center core of the string so it will ring true. Unfortunately, tiny cavities inside the string between the wrap and the core allow moisture and dirt to accumulate which soon deadens the string. Hex-core strings also have a stiffer feel and slightly higher tension compared to round-core construction.

Newtone strings are a truely hand-made string using only pure Phosphor Bronze windings on tin plated round steel cores. Newtone Masterclass strings are consistently true and balanced. The high quality, round core construction results in a full, round tone with noticeably lower tension than other strings. Most of our professional studio session player customers have switched to Master Class Phosphor Bronze Acoustic strings. They are available from Extra Light through to Medium gauges. We have fine tuned the light gauge range by offering two .012 gauges, Light and Custom, for pickers who want a fuller bass response without making the jump up to Medium gauge

Newtone National strings are a truly hand-made string made from pure Phosphor Bronze Wound or Pure Nickel Wound on tin plated round steel cores. Available in Medium and Heavy Gauges, the Newtone National Strings are gauged to be full and balanced for open G and D tunings. We have found these strings work particularly well on National Reso-phonic, Dobro style guitars and Weissenborn Style Hawaiian Guitar.

Django Jazz Strings are individually handmade from the finest materials available, and wound to give the authentic tone and feel of the acoustic gypsy jazz guitar.

Compatible with all pickup systems, these strings are not restricted solely to acoustic use. A smooth warm tone can be expected on all guitars.

"Strings, like guitars, are things of personal preference. All I can say is that these strings are the finest I've found - free of all intonation problems, supple, brightly responsive, long-lasting and made in perfectly matched gauges. They will improve the tone of any steel-strung acoustic guitar and, consequently, your playing." Ian Cruichshank (Author, "The Guitar Style of Django Reinhardt")

These round-core pure Nickel-wound strings are hand-made in the style of Newtone's Masterclass strings. Normally available in loop-end, Newtone 5-String Banjo strings can also be special ordered in Phosphor Bronze wound and/or ball-end construction for no extra charge.

Newtone Banjo strings are made to conform to the gauges most commonly used by Bluegrass and Nashville session players. Many banjo players prefer the warmer tone of the pure nickel-wound strings but the greatest tonal advantage is due to the superior quality of Newtone's exceptional plain strings.