I'll comment on the prior post discussing the importance of new strings on the Angelus.
I have an Angelus Private Stock. I had changed the strings about 10 months ago...but I don't put a lot of wear on my strings...I rotate my guitars on a regular basis, so I probably didn't have more than 10 hours of play time on the guitar in the past 10 months. that being said...it sounded rather lifeless this weekend...so, remembering what I had read here....I changed the strings even though they didn't appear to be very worn. I used light gauge Martin Bronze strings...12 gauge for the high E.
Amazing result! The new strings brought out a clarity and depth that had been sorely missing. I can't begin to describe the difference, only to say that I now understand the importance of new strings when evaluating a guitar's tone. The difference pre-and-post stringing was so incredible I had to post my findings here. It is clear that this particular guitar responds differently to brand new strings, as opposed to "slightly worn" ones.