Flat wound strings

[sliding bill]

A frustrating day here in the UK.
I have tried at least a dozen so called music stores looking for flat wound strings and drawn a blank.
Can anyone help me ?
Bill
I want to put then on my 6 string lap steel.
Dare I try them on my National Polychrome ?(I'm currently learning a litle lap style stuff on that)

[Tele]

If you could try to find out about the Pyramid flatwounds, they are the best. Pure nickel which is rare. If you couldn't find them, email me mybe I could help you.

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[C Dixon]

I used flat wound strings in the late 40's. While they did cut down on string Buzz as the bar was slid along the strings, they always tended to sound kinda dead to me.

This was later born out by what I saw Buddy Emmons once do. He would take a wound string,loosen it quite a bit, and Pop it real hard against the neck. When I asked about it, I was told (not by Buddy) he was cleaning the dirt out between the windings so as to give a sharper sound.

Like the 22 rifle sound he gets on the bass strings on the C6 neck. (of course, he is the only one who can do it anyway, so maybe the point is moot! )

Go with God,

carl

[Brad Bechtel]

Check with Just Strings. They carry strings for just about everything, and I've been very happy with their service and prices.


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[mikey]

For me, the easiest thing is to use round wounds, but I use a Red Rajah Bar, which just about eliminates any string noise,
Aloha,
Mike

[Patrick Ickes]

Bill,
My brother has been using D'Adario "flat tops" strings for the last couple of years. He likes them because of the absents of string sqeek. When we play, it's obvious that tone is a little flat, but in the studio, he says the EQ can be tweeked to make up for the difference. To me, flat wounds are dead-er and tend to be out of tune/intonation in the upper frets. Of course, most dobro players don't explore the upper range as much as electric steelers do. As Tele mentioned, pure nickle flats may sound bright enough. Good luck,
Pat

[sliding bill]

I should of thought of asking you guys first.

Thanks for your time.

Incidentally - I am always interested in anyone in the UK who may deal for our "fringe" market.

Slide on

[Rich Young]

I second the Just Strings recommendation. Had real good luck with them getting a custom set. They didn't stock C6 with the G on top so they made me up a couple of sets - no problem. Had to call the 800 number though. I don't know if they do custom stuff by email.