Silk and steel strings

[Jon Hall]

Is GHS the only manufacturer of silk and steel mandolin strings?

[mandroid]

AFIK, loop end mandolin, yes.. the material used for the winding, silvered copper wire,

It's common to classical guitar strings, they are wound around a non metallic core in that case..

[Paul Hostetter]

La Bella? D'Addario makes a silk and bronze, not hugely different. The so-called "silk" is a layer of nylon floss wrapped around the core under the wrap to dampen (some would say deaden) the string's response.

The core is always steel.

[Glassweb]

alas, there is no Santa Claus after all... the "silk" is really nylon... damn! :mad:

Cyclops mad, Cyclops sad!

[mandroid]

No silkworms in Kalamazoo? :confused: