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Originally Posted by omphalopsychos
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10-04-2019 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by wzpgsr
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There's a place in Canada called The 12th Fret that seems to carry them, and advertises they'll ship worldwide. Canada is close. I get stuff shipped up here from the US all the time.
Newtone Archtop Double Wound Strings - Shop The Twelfth Fret
And remember, those are Canadian dollars.
I'll also mention there's a guy selling 2 sets of 12's and 4 sets of 13's on a local Craigslist type site. Ten Canadian bucks a pop. No idea how old but they're un-opened. If anyone's desperate enough I'd buy them and mail them for no charge to a brother forum member. Maybe you can buy me a burrito if I'm ever in your part of the globe :-)
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Also, Newtone will mail them to you for a minimal charge (but maybe there will be customs/brokerage considerations at your end):
Postage Details – Newtone Strings
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Originally Posted by ruger9
Now, on bowed instruments, of course I like flatwounds, but my string bass and other bowed strings days are past.
As for tone, I can get close enough to a flatwound sound by rolling off some treble, but I always liked a guitar tone with more highs than many jazz players seem to.
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Originally Posted by WillMbCdn5
I have gone to SIT 11-50 (S1150 set) on all my guitars (archtop and Tele/Strat) and am really happy with them; they come with both plain and wound G. Plus they're readily found for about 1/5 the price of TIs.
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Originally Posted by DavidKOS
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I've tried many strings. To me the best sounding strings are D'addario nickel wounds. They are a little bright but get just perfect after about 2 weeks and stay good for sometime.
I like not only the feel but also the balance between liveliness and warmth these stings give.
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
Django didn't use flatwounds either but that's a whole other matter.
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Originally Posted by Tal_175
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
Any Levin Deluxe Owners Here?
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