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[Sharp5Flat13]

Off topic…so I will start by wishing, hoping all of you are breathing easy and enjoying a good quality of life. My question is obscure but can anyone list the companies in the UK that made guitar and bass guitar strings, flat and round wound, during the years 62-70?

Cheers!

James

[sassy59]

In a word James…..no but maybe someone can help. Hope you’re as well as you can be. Take care xxx

[skischool]

Try these people Rotosound?kentonline.co.uk/sevenoaks/...

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[Sharp5Flat13 in reply to skischool]

Thank you, skischool! It is for an Italian friend of mine…a very strong Beatles aficionado!

[skischool in reply to Sharp5Flat13]

I hope it is of use,my bro is a very accomplished guitarist but i couldn't play a tune on a penny flute but i do know that a bit like amplifiers people tend to stick to what is best in the business and it is normally well antiquated because what was good then can not often be reproduced with modern equipment.

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[Sharp5Flat13]

Exactly. Creating a sound is one thing. Recreating it decades later is quite a challenge but computer algorithms are getting ever so close. Plug ins, instrument packs, etc. that is where musical money has gone. Very sad actually.

[skischool in reply to Sharp5Flat13]

i am not a great fan of tribute bands per sec and often wonder why they don't put their skills into creating a unique sound of their own?

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[madonbrew in reply to skischool]

Yes I often think that too! In fact often when people sing other peoples songs with amazing voices I wonder why don’t they put more in to create and sing their own songs.

[Ergendl in reply to Sharp5Flat13]

My singing teacher uses analogue systems in his recording studio as well as digital. It can help put a softening gloss on my pitch-ok but emphysema dodgy vocals. I have to record everything 2 to 3 full tones down these days too. I think my strings were Gibson and Fender when I first started singing in public in 1970.

[Katinka46]

Hmmm…. It’s not quite on the tip of my tongue…🤔

[Albertdog]

At 85 years old my memory is getting a little weak - but the name Cathedral comes to mind - but that may have been for my violin I started to go for lessons in the 50s. I still have my fiddle but have no doubt thrown the packets away. However I know I do have some guitar strings in packages somewhere for my guitar I learned to play in the 80s. Will dig them out .Fingers crossed - or is that why I never got anywhere in my lessons ...😂

[Sharp5Flat13 in reply to Albertdog]

“Fingers crossed” 😀😀😀

[Albertdog]

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From Dr Google ... see my later comment.

[Sharp5Flat13 in reply to Albertdog]

Fantastic Albertdog! Thank you so much. 85 years young. I really do appreciate your trouble and wish you good health in our short of breathe world.

[madonbrew]

Looks like others have found your answer but I would have had no idea! But nice reading this post! 🙂

[tomc]

I USED black swing kings A TRULY LOVELY coated string with a very smooth sound, Ideal for a rhythm player, as I was also a lead singer "As the name suggests) the stings were coated black with red ends on both the bridge side and the winding side.

[Sharp5Flat13 in reply to tomc]

Thanks, tomc. Do you still sing? I can hit some high pitches but the formant remains sounding like the lower pitches, the voice of an emphysema victim. Singing is a good exercise for us according to some studies. All the best.

[tomc in reply to Sharp5Flat13]

No I don`t sing or play guitar any more. Dur to having my right wrist fixed with a 6 and a half inch bar to stop movement and reflux and severe emphysema . I have a plonk plonk on the keyboard when I get depressed haha, but it only sounds good to me. One of my very last gigs I was asked to do solo, after which an agent offered me to rival my then agent to steal me away. I did not accept the offer as I knew my voice and dexterity were failing. Are you still playing away? I don`t mean cheating on wife or anything like that LOL.

[Soul01]

Try picato.

[Sharp5Flat13 in reply to Soul01]

I will, Soul01. Thank you!