guitar strings

Dec 11, 2003 3 Replies
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hi i am a technology student at conestoga college in kitchener ontario and i need to find materials that would be suitable for the core of a guitar string



i have already choosen a Nickel Chromium steel as my first choice but need to find two others does anyone have any suggestions it would be much appretiated



the criteria are as follows



-the material needs to -resist corrosion and oxidization -have a high tensile strength -retain its ability to bend to facilitate stringing the guitar -resist creep -and must be some sort of ferrous metal



Again any and all help would be appretiated Thanx again


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Years ago I used Monel guitar strings. They had a unique and what I thought good sound. Good corrosion resistance.

-Jay entr0pyf0e

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"Music wire" is relatively low carbon steel with very little in the way of other metals. It is drawn through progressive diamond dies which reduce its diameter at the same time as it works the metal and in the process sometimes a thin nickel coating is sometimes applied (which reduces corrosion to a large degree). The result is good for strings, pianos and, by extrapolation, for guitar strings.

Mark 'Sporky' Staplet>

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