"The wound bass strings are steel, I believe, because under the dampers they are very shiny but definitely silver colored, not brass, and they appear a little skinnier than one might expect. Restrung during WWII is my guess. " Probably not! Most manufacturers were using copper by that time, unless they ordered them special, which I doubt. Best Regards, Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) Squares Are I
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