GULP! I really can't see me wearing this (or my wife even letting it in the house!), but it does look kinda cool. :D
And the strings work well. Interesting what you say about them - my experience of covered strings has been the same, and when we were reading about these a while back I thought "they might look interesting, but what do they sound like?"
I can't help wondering, though, if you've "gone off" the metal for the moment, what are you planning on using this for? You'll get a few eyebrows raised if you show up at your local folk-club with this little beauty! :lol: