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Charlie Moore
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Deville, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 15 Aug 2008 11:57 am |
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Marty,i thought it was a good post,don't forget Bell brand strings..ha..strings from Louisiana are made from sugar cane..mr. Don must be having a bad day..lol..c ya Marty..
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Don Sulesky
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Citrus County, FL, Orig. from MA & NH
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Posted 15 Aug 2008 12:24 pm
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Charlie
I'm not having a bad day.
I just did not have time to do a search on it and was hoping those who wrote about the different brands would know where to find it as I did not comment on that thread.
I see b0b did just that.
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Charlie Moore
From:
Deville, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 15 Aug 2008 4:16 pm strings
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I understand Mr.Bob,i just thought your reply was a little short with Marty..but i did'nt intend to offend anyone especially my steel playing brothers,ok
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Marty Broussard
From:
Broussard, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 17 Aug 2008 9:40 am
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Hey Charlie, hope you're doing well. I have to admit that after reading the thread B0B provided I developed even more questions...lol I wish there was a collection of information that tells us the facts about the variations in tone, durability, etc. of nickel, stainless, bronze, round-wound, flat-wound, and again...etc, etc....For me, I'm faced with maintaining a pedal steel and a dobro so I started using my usual pedal steel stringson the dobro.(happen to be GHS Dynalloy because that's what the local music store stocks) Since I'm a novice on the subject of dobro strings I did a little checking and it appears that Bronze is the material of choice but I try to keep my life as simple as possible so until I can get some useful information I'll just keep using the pedal steel strings. BTW, another question in my mind is whether or not some strings tend to be more stable in regards to tuning....not just how they are physically built but also regarding the material. On my day-job we talk about the sensitivity of different materials due to temperature swings everyday. Since I play in a gig where we are always in different venues wherein some have lights constantly turning on and off I have become real interested in trying to see if there have been some true scientific approaches to measuring this and whether some string companies have developed something that addresses this better than others because sometimes the lights are close enough for me to feel the heat...the guys I play with have highly sensitive hearing and I'm trying to eliminate as many of the gremlins as possible in regards to tuning swings...WE NEED FOR CONSUMER REPORTS TO GET INVOLVED!!! HA, HA Just a note for you, a few months ago Tootie told me how there was one particular string company that he thought was the best he'd ever used so I've been trying to get him a few sets from my buddy who originally gave them to me. When I get them I'm going to try to go over to Tootie's and ask him why he feels that way. Maybe it was tone; maybe it was the stability of the tuning aspects, but I just don't have the time to do all of the trial and error and some hard facts on a spreadsheet or some other format would be nice. Hell, I'd pay money for that.  Take care and I hope to see you soon, Marty B. |
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Larry Bell
From:
Englewood, Florida
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Posted 17 Aug 2008 10:00 am
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Just find a brand of string that sounds good and have good quality and stick with it. There are several out there that meet those criteria, IMHO. GHS makes strings for many other manufacturers. I've always had good luck with their brands. I also like SIT. I buy a dozen of each string at a time so it's nice to find a brand that you like with a bulk discount. Musicians Friend has had SIT and Squier in dozen lots with a really good discount. I think they carry Rogue now and I believe they are also mfgd by GHS. They work fine for me.
The most important thing is FRESH strings. If you store them in low humidity in airtight containers they will last a long time. Change the unwound strings about twice as often as you change the wound ones. Always change 3 and 5 on E9 before a gig.
Works for me. I haven't broken a string onstage in many years.
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