Korgscrew
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Posted: Feb. 21 2006, 18:44 |
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I'd suggest you get in touch with Malcolm Newton at Newtone Strings. He and his colleagues should be able to tell you all you need to know about making steel guitar strings (unlike the people you might speak to at the large manufacturers, he makes the strings himself, so knows exactly what he's talking about).
Steel strings are drawn through a die like any wire. Nylon strings are extruded, in the same way as any nylon fibre. The treble strings are single strands, the bass strings are multiple, much finer strands, wrapped with metal. I don't have any links relating to nylon string manufacture, but I'd think general information on nylon fibre manufacture would be reasonably easy to find. You could try contacting some of the bigger string manufacturers too - you might get lucky, though they may equally be wary of giving any information away, out of fear of losing a competitive advantage.
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