Re: Accoustic Strings question


Cyberserf wrote:
Cliff wrote:

Hi Cyberserf

Electric strings are alloy steel (which contains some nickel). It's the
IRON in the steel that disturbs the magnetic field of a pickup causing
a signal to be produced.

Silver strings, as used on classical and gypsy jazz guitars, are wound
with silver plated copper.

Winds that do not contain iron will not generate a signal in magnetic
pickup. As you said, if these string are fitted to an electric, it will
only be the steel core wire that is producing a signal in the pick up
hence, a big drop in output.

Cliff

Hey Cliff,

Thanks for the clarification...much appreciated.

Cheers, CS

Couldn't resist - I have a bit of a "boring engineer" streak in me that
I can't control :-)

Cliff

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