Since 1989, DR HandMade Strings has been dedicated to making wonderful sounding handmade strings. The idea is that great sound inspires a musician to play better and longer, while enjoying themselves even more.

Many of us at DR HandMade Strings are players. It is from our own playing experience, our own obsession with music, as well as the highly valued input from many players worldwide that encourage us at DR to continually strive and increase the range of sounds available to guitar and bass players. We are especially grateful to those players who let us know they can hear, feel, and appreciate the difference. DR makes a diverse range of types and models of strings because each one does clearly provide a different sound and feel for the many styles of playing and players.

At DR, we maintain copious amounts of guitars (especially Guild acoustics) for testing. We are partial to Guild guitars for two reasons. First, we like them. Second, Mark Dronge, the founder of DR HandMade Strings, is the son of Guild Guitars Founder, Al Dronge.

Amongst the DR collection of guitars, there is a Guild X-300, serial #1001, (thought to be the first Guild ever made) Guild D-55 Rosewood, Guild F-312 Rosewood, Gibson Army/Navy special, Guild F-40 Maple, Guild F-30 Maple, Fender Strat Maple Board, Fender Strat Rosewood Board, Fender Precision Bass, Carl Thompson 5 string bass, LeDuc style Acoustic Electric bass, Guild Pilot Bass, Guild Mark IV Pearwood classical, DR custom triple pickup bass, 2-Guild F-20's...1 Maple, 1 Mahogany, and a Vintage Epiphone style Mandolin. That's our everyday on hand stock.

DR’s goal is to recreate the very best of old fashioned handmade craftsmanship and combine that with the most technically advanced materials and/or coatings available to transcend the boundaries of the string making process. This effort is in the pursuit of great sounds to inspire unrivaled musicianship.