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Elixir question
Does anyone know if the plain strings in an Elixir set are coated?
I'm not talking about tinning or bronzing, I mean a coating similar to the wound strings? Thought I'd heard something about this in the past but couldn't find it in a search... Inquiring minds!
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I think the plain strings are just plated. The older style package of Nanowebs described them as 'Nanoweb Ultrathin coating with Anti-Rust plain steels'.
And on the backside is a diagram that reads ∙ Coating prevents....yadda yadda ....from collecting in the windings of the strings ∙ Anti-rust plating on plain steel strings....
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The plain strings are galvanized, not coated as the wound strings are-although it is a coating process. They won't rust.
https://www.galvanizeit.org/inspecti...nizing-process
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Are you saying, or is Elixir saying, that galvanizing is different than what Martin, D'Addario, etc. all do to their strings?
Just trying to make sure I understand clearly...
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The plain-steel strings do not, as others have confirmed, have any kind of PTFE coating.
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thanks for all the responses!
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