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Topic: How many different string manufacturers
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Danny James
Member From: Columbus, Indiana, USA
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posted 26 July 2006 09:44 AM
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How many different companies are there that actually manufacture strings from the start to the finished product?
I am not talking about the many different brands there are out there. I have been told that there are only a very few companies who manufacture strings. If this is true, why is there so much controversy over the quality of the many different brands of strings? |
John Billings
Member From: Northfield Center, Ohio, USA
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posted 26 July 2006 11:26 AM
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There may be few different string makers, but they probably make strings to whatever specs the retailing company wants. |
Larry Bell
Member From: Englewood, Florida
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posted 26 July 2006 02:53 PM
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There are very few who manufacture the WIRE used to make strings. There are many manufacturers who take that wire and turn it into plain and wound instrument strings.------------------
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Danny James
Member From: Columbus, Indiana, USA
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posted 26 July 2006 06:15 PM
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Larry,
It would be interesting to see how they can tightly wind a wire around a wire to make a wound string in a way that doesn't unravel. Evidently there are not many manufacturers of the plain (not wound)strings then except for adding the ends which the string Companies may be doing themselves.[This message was edited by Danny James on 26 July 2006 at 06:18 PM.] |
Jim Sliff
Member From: Hermosa Beach California, USA
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posted 26 July 2006 07:38 PM
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"There are many manufacturers who take that wire and turn it into plain and wound instrument strings."
As I recall from a discussion on the Fender Discussion Page a couple years ago, there were no more than about 5 or 6. All others buy-out from tha makers, and have different colored balls, fabric and a few have them coated.
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Donny Hinson
Member From: Balto., Md. U.S.A.
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posted 27 July 2006 06:39 PM
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I have to go along with Jim, maybe half-a-dozen companies. I know that back in the '70s, "Squire" made strings for about 23 different companies. |
Bobby Lee
Sysop From: Cloverdale, North California, USA
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posted 27 July 2006 11:06 PM
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As I understand it, each string company writes its own string specs and the wire manufacturer produces strings to match those specs. Specs include alloys, size of core vs. size of winding, stuff like that. Those are the differences between brands of strings.------------------
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Jack Stoner
Sysop From: Inverness, Florida
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posted 28 July 2006 03:17 AM
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When I was doing research for a string article for the PSGA Newsletter about 10 years ago I could only confirm two companies that actually made strings - GHS and Squier. There were several others that supposedly made strings but they were the only two US companies that I could absolutely confirm. I suspect there are more now but still most strings are "made" by only a few companies. There are many compositions, grades, etc made by the actual string manufacturers. Some are custom made to a string brand's specs and some are the manufacturers "stock" string lines repackaged in other string brands packaging. |
Martin Huch
Member From: Hannover, Germany
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posted 28 July 2006 04:25 AM
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I don`t wanna start the Jagwire topic again,
although I have to say it again: these must be made of different alloy, because the wire lasts 5 to 10 times longer than any other string on the market, what makes them a MUST at least for me....Question: what company makes the WIRE for Jagwire??
And why are other companies not using this stuff.....because at least the supplier of the wire must be informed about this CocaCola like top-secret formula... |
Chick Donner
Member From: North Ridgeville, OH USA
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posted 28 July 2006 12:12 PM
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Don't forget Black Diamond. There used to be three makers, when I last researched it about 2- years ago. BD, GHS and VC Squier. |
Rick Aiello
Member From: Berryville, VA USA
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posted 28 July 2006 12:16 PM
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Danny James
Member From: Columbus, Indiana, USA
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posted 28 July 2006 05:29 PM
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If there is a quality variation among the many different brands of strings it seems it could be related to the quality control/inspection tolerances specified & required by the different companies/brands selling the strings. To say the least it appears there are many more brands of strings than there are companies making the wire. Thanks for everyones input. |
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