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Originally Posted by Thomas Erickson
So I have had some of these old Flexocores for a long time now, and like them a lot - but, I'm not sure if they really are different from the current strings (in construction) or just "well aged".  I think the matter has been discussed in passing here before, but I've never seen/heard what the deal is for sure -
Anyway, I guess they're the "Flexocores" that were made before the move to "Original Flexocores" and the Flexocore 92s? These have blueish-purple silk like today's Originals top and bottom, with an extra spiral of fine silver wire at the top. The D also has a bit of red silk at the tip. I have not measured them, but I would say they both feel and sound about halfway between the current Originals and the 92s in terms of thickness and darkness; they really do seem, somehow, to be a different string than either, though.
Anybody know - What are these strings, and how do they compare with the Flexocores we know today? |
These may have been made in USA from what I have heard locally. When that person retired, the production went back to Germany and Pirastro had to figure it out all again, hence, 92s and Originals what ever they were trying to do.