<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> Gurus,<BR>  <BR> Kimball consolettes have strings past the bass break that are wound with something other than copper (aluminum?).  These strings always sound dead.  Does replacing those strings with copper-wound strings improve the tone?  If so, is there a way to calculate the specs for the copper-wound strings based on the existing string specs?  (I assume the heavier copper requires different gauge/winding length, etc.)<BR>  <BR> Thanks,<BR> Michael Collin<BR> PTG-Illinois North Shore Chapter<BR><br /><hr />Stay organized with simple drag and drop from Windows Live Hotmail. <a href='http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_102008' target='_new'>Try it</a></body> </html>