Don't know. That's just what someone told me once. Perhaps its because its a bit harder, and the core wire, if octagonal, doesn't "bite" into it as much. G. Stelter --- Phillip Ford <fordpiano@earthlink.net> wrote: > Why would iron lose its grip on the core wire faster > than copper? > > Phil F > > On Tue, 20 Aug 2002 19:56:11 -0700 (PDT) gordon > stelter <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > I'm not sure that the rapid onset of tubbyness > > in iron > > wound strings is as much a result of corrosion > > ( malleable iron is pretty > > corosion-proof---look at > > the mysterious column of solid malleable iron > > they dug > > up in India )as it is that they quickly lose > > their > > grip on the core wire. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com
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