[quote name='noelk27' post='283021' date='Sep 13 2008, 01:47 AM']Incorrect. Leave aside discussion of the different polymeric materials used in the various manufacturers’ processes, let us concentrate on the essential production aspect that differentiates WL Gore and Associates Inc’s process from that of other string manufacturers. The specific claim made by Gore for Elixir strings does not relate to when in the process the coating is applied, but is that after submersing a wound string in a bath of liquefied polymer, the string is then removed and any excess polymeric material is scraped from the surface of the string leaving only the interstitial voids filled by polymeric material. It is this process of scraping that differentiates Gore’s process, and Elixir strings, from those of other manufacturers. Indeed, in its patent of 2002, Gore specifically names D’Addario and Martin, and relates that their coated strings are manufactured by a similar process of winding followed by submersing to produce a fully coated string, referring to this coating as lacquer, before stating that such exterior coating wears quickly and is susceptible to cracking.[/quote]
Hi Noel - Thanks for the correction. I thought the information I posted came from a top man at Elixir who gave us some free stuff to give away a while ago. Perhaps I have misunderstood. The animation here doesn't mention this though and is what I was trying to explain all along - a coating of the whole string, not the winding. [url="http://www.elixirstrings.com/whyelixir/czot.html#"]http://www.elixirstrings.com/whyelixir/czot.html#[/url]
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