• TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
    Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
    Join freeLog in
    Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.

Core wires used in strings.

Do string mfgs. use the same composition core wires? Forget size and shape differences(round,octagonal) for the moment.
There is a company here in Tennessee not far from where I live and I thought they made the music wire or piano wire from which string cores are manufactured however, I now think they make the entire string,wrap and all.
I was a bit suprised. I thought alot of these companies like DR amongst others had their own winding factory like Dunlop. In fact one company they make strings for I always heard owned there own winding factory and wire mill to draw out the wire from the raw steel!
Marketing is obviously effective.