Phil Steel has been used throughout history only when copper was not available (times of war) or just too expensive(trying to save a buck). Its' properties of sound production have no merit above copper, in fact its' hardness and its' rusting make it an inferior choice to copper. >From all I can tell it is a myth that manufacturers preferred steel or used it to create a particular sound. High cost and/or shortages appear to have been the driving factors. This is proven by the fact that as soon as copper did become available again ALL manufacturers switched back to copper immediately. David Sanderson Littleton, MA Pianobiz@juno.com On Fri, 04 Apr 1997 05:29:25 -0500 (EST) Phil Bondi <tito@peganet.com> writes: >...came into a dealers store a while ago..it's a project for me when >it's >slow..question..it has steel-wound strings..never seen this >before..someone >wanna give me a history lesson..??..!!..?? > > > >
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