iron wound strings

[William R. Monroe]

As an afterthought, anyone know who would make iron wound strings?

Thanks,
William R. Monroe



> Hi folks,
>
> How about iron wound strings?  I've a client with a rather old Baldwin 
> that has iron wound strings, in need of a new pinblock/strings, etc.  The 
> client is interested in keeping the strings iron wound and I've never 
> replaced irons wound with copper wound.  Are there pitfalls to be aware 
> of?  What kind of tonal difference would one expect if we were comparing 
> new iron to new copper?  I'd also be interested in arguments in favor of 
> and against keeping them iron.
>
> Many thanks,
> William R. Monroe