bass strings

Tim Keenan & Rebecca Counts keenan.counts@sympatico.ca
Wed, 09 Apr 1997 12:37:33 -0700


James Grebe wrote:
>
> List,
>         Someone has said that the copper used by the Canadian string maker was not
> "electrical grade" copper but was somehow a purer form.  Since I would
> assume that the weight of the copper is the same how could it make that
> much difference in the tone?  Or, is it just attention to detail by the
> string maker.
> <snippage>

Just a guess, but I would bet the Quality Control on the drawing of the
Cu wrap wire is more of an issue than the metal itself--uniform diameter
and cross-sectional symmetry.

Tim Keenan
Noteworthy Piano Service
Kitchener, ON




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