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What Are Strings Made Of?
January 2, 2017 Libby Glanville

What Are Strings Made Of?

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In this 5 part video lecture Lyris Hung answers some commonly asked questions in relation to orchestral strings such as: what are strings made of? how are they made? what is tension? how long do strings last? what is the difference between a steel and synthetic core? and many more...

The lecture is split up into the following sections:

Part 1 - What makes up a string
Part 2 - Core types
Part 3 - Winding
Part 4 - Tension
Part 5 - Maintenance

The lecture was given at The Sydney String Centre in 2014 by Lyris Hung, the Orchestral String Product Manager at D'addario. All of the attendees found it extremely informative and we thank Lyris for coming along to give the talk.

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