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Title: Flatwound Question
Post by: crgaston on November 05, 2008, 05:04:51 PM

What brand of flats has a royal blue silk winding?
 
Thanks,
 
Charles

Title: Flatwound Question
Post by: hieronymous on November 05, 2008, 05:33:14 PM

D'Addario Chromes? This pic isn't great, but it's the only one I can find of the headstock:
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/449/58110.jpg)
 
Or is the color you're thinking of darker?

Title: Flatwound Question
Post by: crgaston on November 05, 2008, 06:25:49 PM

Hard to tell from the pic on my screen, Harry, but I think it is darker.  Almost like the blue in the add your message here bar.

Title: Flatwound Question
Post by: flaxattack on November 05, 2008, 11:59:57 PM

i would tend to guess chromes too.

Title: Flatwound Question
Post by: georgie_boy on November 06, 2008, 04:46:30 AM

I've just checked my Curbow fretless, and........Yep.......they are D'Addario Chromes.
 
George

Title: Flatwound Question
Post by: crgaston on November 06, 2008, 05:06:05 AM

Cool.  Thanks guys.

Title: Flatwound Question
Post by: jseitang on November 06, 2008, 07:32:25 AM

chromes bro. check my bass on the custom archive, and youll see the blue silk

Title: Flatwound Question
Post by: crgaston on November 06, 2008, 07:54:10 AM

Which one is it, Jimmy?  Hard to find since it only lists last poster and not thread started.

Title: Flatwound Question
Post by: adriaan on November 06, 2008, 08:00:21 AM

I think Jimmy meant the Bass of Doom on the Custom Archive (http://www.alembic.com/info/FC_doom.html target=_blank), not the FTC threads. The picture of the (chrome finish) tailpiece shows off the blue windings very nicely.

Title: Flatwound Question
Post by: keith_h on November 06, 2008, 08:19:17 AM

Or you can look at mine (http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_orionnebula.html) as I also use Chromes.
 
Keith

Title: Flatwound Question
Post by: adriaan on November 06, 2008, 08:27:23 AM

Nice one, Keith. But if I may say so - all that spalty spectacular takes away some attention from the strings.

Title: Flatwound Question
Post by: crgaston on November 06, 2008, 08:36:09 AM

Oh, yes, that's definitely them.  Thanks, guys.

Title: Flatwound Question
Post by: keith_h on November 07, 2008, 05:51:00 AM

Adriaan,
That was one of my concerns when I ordered the bass and you confirmed it. The string wrappings get lost in the wood. I guess I should have just ordered it in white. ;-)  
 
Keith

Title: Flatwound Question
Post by: adriaan on November 07, 2008, 06:58:27 AM

Olympic white?

Title: Flatwound Question
Post by: keith_h on November 07, 2008, 07:52:39 AM

Of course. People have to be able to pronounce it.

Title: Flatwound Question
Post by: adriaan on November 07, 2008, 08:26:51 AM

What did I say?
 
(Message edited by adriaan on November 07, 2008)

Title: Flatwound Question
Post by: keith_h on November 07, 2008, 08:35:24 AM

I thought you were making the old Alembic/Olympic pronunciation joke.

Title: Flatwound Question
Post by: adriaan on November 07, 2008, 09:26:55 AM

Wasn't I?