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Nickel and Monel

Nickel-based windings: pure nickel wrap wire, and Monel, a nickel-copper alloy (about two thirds nickel) used on acoustic strings since the 1930s. WikiStrings has 2 sets in this group: Martin MM12, John Pearse 960L. Listen to them below, then switch to a set of another material to hear what the alloy changes.

Nickel and Monel: the sets

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