Ray Thomas
From:
Goldsboro North Carolina
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Posted 3 Feb 2013 10:49 am |
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Live Steel Strings is happy to announce that we have struck a deal to produce the first Cryogenically Tempered strings for the Steel Guitar!
The strings are now available
In order to keep cost down and to test the waters as to how the steel guitar community will receive the new Cryo strings we have decided to limit the availability of gauges.
We will be offering the Cryo Strings as follows:
E9 Standard Nickel 12-15-11-14-18-22-26-30-34-38
E9 Nashville Set (Nickel) 13-15-11-14-17-20-26-30-34-36
Keep in mind that all strings that are currently available will remain available. We are not discontinuing anything.
Frozen Strings have become one of the hottest things in guitar and bass string design. It’s no pun! We are talking about cryogenically tempered strings. Some of the first sets of cryogenically tempered strings hit the market about two decades ago.
But they really did not get into the mainstream of visibility until about a decade ago. Since that time, many players have found the merits of using these uniquely made strings. At the same time, many players are still unfamiliar with cryogenically tempered strings.
So what are cryogenically tempered strings (also called cryogenic or cryo strings)?
They are strings that have been taken from room temperature, to extremely cold temperatures (about -320 degrees Fahrenheit) for about fifteen hours.
Once the strings have fully temperature soaked, they are slowly brought back to room temperature over a period of fifteen hours. The whole thermal cycle process takes about thirty seven hours to complete.
The cryogenic process addresses five things from a metallurgical perspective:
1. It closes and refines grain structures within the alloy.
2. There is a reduction in retained stresses, wear and surface roughness.
3. It reduces retained austenite in the metal.
4. Increases dimensional stability
5. Increases overall durability
This means the string will achieve a greater stability in tuning as it is brought to full tension. In addition, the tone will not decay as quickly as the strings begin to age. I am really excited about this new product for the Steel Guitar and sincerely believe that Cryogenically tempered strings will be a vast improvement over anything we have all experienced in the past. The price is 16.50 plus 2.25 shipping. We will ship the day after the order and sometimes the same day based on the time the order is received. Email rthomas17@nc.rr.com with questions or call at 919.920.5482
There are many other things to explore in the future such as a Polymer coating to seal them from humidity but; we can think about that sometime down the road.
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Ray Thomas
Livesteel Strings Dealer
Call 919-920-5482
Text rayssteel@gmail.com or email |
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