iron wound strings

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

At 00:07 4/26/2007, you wrote:
>Hello Everybody, Hello Aras
>
>A novice question...
>
>What does it means, when you say that a string goes "Dumb", or 
>'Dead" like Vince Mrykalo said ?
>What happens in terms of sound, and in terms of its inner structure 
>? How do you recognise it ?
>
>Best regards,
>  Philippe Errembault



1. Put a mute between the strings of a bi-chord unison. (i.e. mute both)

2. Play note.

3. Listen.

That's close to how a dead string/unison can sound. Little of no 
sustain and, as has been mentioned, lack of harmonics.



Conrad Hoffsommer

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