Oggy Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Hi I've been having a tidy up and found a (4) set of used (very lightly) Flat Wound Strings - Short Scale. I was going to offer them as a 'for sale' item on the site but have no idea (can't remember) what make they are. They compare favourably (string diameter) with a set of La Bella - Deep Talkin' Flat Wound Strings (049 069 089 109) that I am going to offer for sale. The difference between the 'unknown make' and the La Balla set is that they have a black cotton winding at the headstock end instead of the blue winding on the La Bella set and the winding spacing is very slightly wider i.e less windings per inch / cm than the La Bella set. Any idea what make they could be???? Oggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Status make short scale flats with black windings. I think the size is 45-105 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oggy Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 Thanks Roland Rock, you could very well be right. The string diameters compare well with the La Bella flats I have up for sale so 45 - 109 would be just about it. One other member has PM'd me and thinks they may be Lakeland. Just to be sure that they sounded OK I un-strung (not sure if that's even a word) the Gibson this afternoon and put them on to try them - I'd be hard pushed to tell the difference between them an the La Bella Deep Talkin' set - perhaps just a tad brighter. Thanks for your thoughts though I'll put them in the for sale forum. Oggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 (edited) Lakland flats have black silk but do not come in short scale. Lakland FS760 (i.e. standard gauge flats) have black silks and I'd expect the short scale version to have black silks too. That's 760FSS 45-105 for the short scale ones. But maybe not your string. EDIT: that shoud hav ebeen La Bella FS760 not Lakland. Edited April 6, 2014 by EssentialTension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1395602272' post='2404233'] Lakland flats have black silk but do not come in short scale. [/quote] Correct, beat me to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oggy Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 Not Lakeland then 'The thick plottens' Thanks Guys - I just wish I could remember what they are. I bought them in a music shop in Edgware but that has now moved / gone. Oggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 (edited) Carvin used to sell strings with black silks, but whether short scale flats I don't know. GHS Pressure Wound Flats are available in short scale and had black silks at one time... [i]I think. [/i] Edited March 23, 2014 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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