Method of making a wound musical instrument string

The method for improving a wound musical instrument string of the type comprising a core wire and a cover wire of greater coefficient of linear expansion than said core wire wrapped around said core wire, said method comprising the step of heating said string to an elevated temperature for a period of time until the convolutions of said cover wire assume a more regular spacing relative to one another along the length of said core wire.

The method of making a wound musical instrument string, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a core wire, helically wrapping a cover wire at room temperature around said core wire to produce a partially complete string, heating said partially complete string to an elevated temperature for a substantial amount of time as appropriate for the material of said cover wire to relieve residual stresses in said cover wire caused by the wrapping of said cover wire onto said core wire, and thereafter cooling said string to room temperature.

The method of making a wound musical instrument string, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a core wire, providing a cover wire having a coefficient of linear thermal expansion greater than that of said core wire, helically wrapping said cover wire around said core wire at room temperature to produce a partially complete string, heating said partially complete string to an elevated temperature for a period of time until the convolutions of said cover wire assume a more regular spacing relative to one another along the length of said core wire, and thereafter cooling said string to room temperature.