>I've looked and looked for a source of hex wire to make my own small bass >strings to no avail. >I'd like to know where it is available. > >Carl Meyer Hex wire is available from Renner and Jahn, both in Germany. As a bass string maker, I don't use it as I've attributed (perhaps incorrectly) poor tone to it. This in both individual universal strings (yuk! - I don't use them anymore) and some pianos that have the entire bass wound using hex cores. Regards, Stephen Powell, RPT Auckland, NZ
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