For several days now I have watched Ari Isaac make bass strings. When a request for a set comes in he evaluates it on the computer and makes some changes to bring up the power and other factors. The strings are swaged, hydraulically, by his assistant, Marie, then Ari putts the string on the lathe and winds that string with the appropriate copper. There are a number of interesting techniques that he wishes not to have disclosed, but I think the end result is a superior string with far less falseness and far fewer "mistakes" in scaling than many will provide. He has enough experience to know when a string is wrong, wrong core, wrong wrap for a particular length. I have watched him carefully test a string while it is still on the lathe and throw it out when he is not satisfied with the sound of that string. The whole process is extremely interesting. It is time consuming and may involve as much as four hours start to finish. That is to the customer's advantage. Try them, I think you will like much of what he does. I use them. Newton (from Toronto) NetZero Platinum No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! http://www.netzero.net
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