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Why are strings wound with brass?
Just curious ... from my understanding higher pitch strings are plain nickel/steel. Lower pitch strings are plain nickel/steel wrapped in brass/bronze. Why is brass/bronze the material of choice and not more nickel/steel?
Also, is the only reason to wrap a string instead of making it all solid is that it provides flexibility while adding mass? |
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Brass has several qualities that make it a better choice than steel. It doesn't rust. It is heavier per volume (S.G.) It is more malleable. It is softer, so creates less fret wear on nickle silver frets (steel is harder than nickle silver). |
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Brass, Bronze, Phosphor Bronze - church bells (and other bells) are built out of them. If you scout out the string-supply-community you will find many other formulations of metal as well. |
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"It is said, 'Go not to the elves for counsel for they will say both no and yes.' " Frodo Baggins to Gildor Inglorion, The Fellowship of the Ring THE MUSICIAN'S ROOM (my website) Last edited by Bob Womack; 01-17-2020 at 01:31 PM. |
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Hi Tw…
I've tried out all the exotic formulations, treatments, frozen, etc strings, and I keep coming back to either 80/20 (Bronze) or 92/8 (Phosphor Bronze). It's cheap to experiment (cheap in terms of prices of guitars and considering strings wear out and need changing). These days I'm more interested in the guitar and the music more than the strings. If I had a guitar which had to have a specific formula and weight of string it's not as useful to me. I want flexibility. |