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Justin Griffith
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Taylor, Texas, USA
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Posted 13 Jul 2005 5:41 am |
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This may be a stupid question but what is the difference in "flatwound" strings vs wound?
Thanks,
Justin
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Justin Griffith
D-10 Blanton 8X4, Gooodrich L-120, Matchbox, Small cab. Session 500, Evans FET 500LV And new Walker seat
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 13 Jul 2005 5:47 am
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| Regular wound strings are just overwound with round wire, one or two layers. Flatwound strings are overwound on the outside with a flat "ribbon" over the round wire, which makes them very smooth. Then there's also "ground-wound" strings. These are strings wound with regular round wire, and then ground down to make them smoother. Not like flatwound, or roundwound, but somewhere in between. |
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Justin Griffith
From:
Taylor, Texas, USA
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Posted 13 Jul 2005 5:54 am
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Thanks Donny!
So I guess my next question is are the flatwound strings quieter when sliding your bar accross them?
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Justin Griffith
D-10 Blanton 8X4, Gooodrich L-120, Matchbox, Small cab. Session 500, Evans FET 500LV And new Walker seat
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 13 Jul 2005 7:18 am
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Flat wounds are quieter but, as far as I'm concerned, don't have the "zing" of the round wounds.
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Bobby Lee
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Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 13 Jul 2005 7:36 am
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I tried them when I first started playing, thinking that I would sound "smoother". I discovered that they sounded pretty dull compared to regular wound strings. It turns out that the "noise" of the bar sliding on the strings is actually an essential component of "that sound" that most of us love so much.
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 13 Jul 2005 7:57 am
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| are the flatwound strings quieter when sliding your bar accross them? |
Yes, but they just don't have the "twang" and brightness of a regular string. My guess is they'd be okay for jazz playing, as most jazz guitar players seem to prefer those damp, muted tones, anyway.
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Charlie McDonald
From:
out of the blue
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Posted 13 Jul 2005 12:42 pm
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| I really like SIT half-rounds. Not totally noiseless, but plenty nice sounding and seem to last well. |
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Jody Sanders
From:
Magnolia,Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 13 Jul 2005 8:31 pm
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| Frenchy's Silent Series by SIT are semi-flatwound and you get the brillience of a round wound and the playing smoothness of a flat wound. Available in nickel or stainless. Contact Frenchy at 505 864 2966 phone or fax. E-mail :frenchy@frenchyspedalsteel.com. I have used these strings for a long time and they are great. jody. |
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Justin Griffith
From:
Taylor, Texas, USA
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Posted 14 Jul 2005 4:14 am
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Great Info! Thanks gang. I will try some S I T strings. I feel the best solution would be to use proper technique and slide or lift my bar off the wound strings when they are not used.
Justin
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Justin Griffith
D-10 Blanton 8X4, Gooodrich L-120, Matchbox, Small cab. Session 500, Evans FET 500LV And new Walker seat
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John Daugherty
From:
Rolla, Missouri, USA
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Posted 14 Jul 2005 5:51 am
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You should not have a problem with round wound strings if you develop your technique.
I remember someone asking Chet Atkins what he used to keep his fingers from making noise on the strings. Chet said "I never had that problem"..... Case Closed . |
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