Music Wire

Musicians know instinctively when their strings are right, it’s the sound, it’s the feel and it’s the look. New strings will have all the right harmonics sounding and the wire used will have a perfect surface.

Below is a selection of alloys available as soft winding wires for musical instruments.

Copper

Density is 8.9 g/cm3. This is available in sizes from 0.15mm up to 2.10mm. Usually used on pianos or as an intermediary layer on multi-wrap strings.

80/20

Density is 8.7 g/cm3. This is available in sizes from 0.10mm up to 0.711mm. This is a copper/zinc alloy often used for fretted instruments with a bright yellow colour.

Phosphor Bronze

Density is 8.8 g/cm3. This is available in sizes from 0.10mm up to 0.711mm. This is a copper/tin alloy often used for fretted instruments.

Nickel Plated Steel

Density is 8.0 g/cm3. This is available in sizes from 0.10mm up to 0.711mm. This is low carbon steel with an electro-plating of pure nickel usually used for electric instruments.

Alloy 400

Density is 8.8 g/cm3. This is available in sizes from 0.15mm up to 0.711mm. This is a nickel/copper alloy sometimes known as Monel or NiCu30Fe which can be used on all instruments. This will resist corrosion and tarnishing adding extra life to strings.

Spools

All these alloys are supplied on standard plastic spools. Suitable for hand winding or automatic machinery for string making.

To get a quotation or further technical information about our products please contact barney-at-debenwire.co.uk