Difference between Flat-chrome and Flat-chromesteel?

[sambob]

I recently bought a set of Pirastro Flat-chromesteel strings, thinking they were Pirastro Flat-chrome strings. Is there a difference? If so, a large one?

[Francois Blais]

Originally Posted by sambob

I recently bought a set of Pirastro Flat-chromesteel strings, thinking they were Pirastro Flat-chrome strings. Is there a difference? If so, a large one?

Are you speaking of "Original Flat-Chrome" ?
This is an orchestral string, quite similar to the "Original Flexocor".

The "Flat-Chromesteel" is a completely different string.
It's designed for hybrid work (both pizz and arco).
They're thin and have a bright clear tone.

The important detail between these two brands is the word "Original" in the name.

That said, Pirastro did a big mess a few decades ago with their strings brands.
Fortunately, they now use non-confusing names for their new lines...

[TroyK]

Originally Posted by sambob

I recently bought a set of Pirastro Flat-chromesteel strings, thinking they were Pirastro Flat-chrome strings. Is there a difference? If so, a large one?

What color are the silks at the tailpiece end?

[sambob]

Originally Posted by TroyK

What color are the silks at the tailpiece end?

Bright blue. I didn't open them because I want to return them.

[Francois Blais]

Originally Posted by sambob

Bright blue. I didn't open them because I want to return them.

?
Original Flat-Chromes are white with a purple twist.
Flat-Chromesteels are white withe a ruby twist.
Original Flexocors are purple. That's the nearest from your color.
Are they new?

[sambob]

Originally Posted by Francois Blais

?
Original Flat-Chromes are white with a purple twist.
Flat-Chromesteels are white withe a ruby twist.
Original Flexocors are purple. That's the nearest from your color.
Are they new?

They were new, yeah. I ended up just returning them.

[Uncletoad]

You'd think they would have renamed the whole line by now. It's really one of the dumbest marketing things I've seen in my days in the music biz. You can name your stuff anything under the sun and you pick names that are so close and so confusing and then make a whole mess of different stuff...it's exquisite stupidity.

[TroyK]

Yeah, you've got two products named flexicore and two named flatchrome. Get a marketing guy in there for the love of Pete.

[Brent Nussey]

As I remember it, it was a lot like the New Coke thing. They changed the formula of Flexicores, and people complained. So they brought back "original Flexicor". For a while I remember Lemur selling them as "original Flexicor" and "Flexicor 92" which was the year the new one was introduced. They changed Eudoxa from a metal to a gut core string, and naturally Eudoxa fans complained. So those became "original flat-chrome" or some such. Like everyone said, dumb.

[musicpeeps]

Flat-chrome bass string is commonly use for Orchestra, I am not aware that you can use that for bass guitars..