Yes. However, the illustration is of what used to be called ground-wound, in other words winding of square section with corners ground off, splitting the difference between round and flat. The flat-winding I was thinking of was a ribbon much wider than thick. ~Mark Schecter On May 12, 2012, at 7:37 AM, Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net> wrote: > On 5/12/2012 9:20 AM, Mark Schecter wrote: >> OK, I'm speculating here, but see if this makes sense. >> >> Stiffer because the flat ribbon resists flexing more than a >> round-section cladding would. > > > Thusly. More contact coil to coil on the wrap, more nearly like a solid bar, stiffer. > Ron N > > <800px-Flatwound_strings.png>
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