Hey Richard, I am sure I was told that it takes longer (in time) to settle the stretch in bass strings with a hexcore centre than with the normal round wire. Possibly because the wire is heated before the last draw on round wire to make it hex. I think that is what I heard so it must be true. Tony Caught ICPTG Australia caute@optusnet.com.au > Hex strings are supposed to have lower and less erractic inharmonicity. I > have > not checked this with my handy dandy inharmonicity analyser. But I have > heard > this so often now I see no reason to doubt it. Just how much lower the > inharmonicity is I have no idea. > -- > Richard Brekne > RPT, N.P.T.F. > Bergen, Norway >
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