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FLAT-WOUND STRING [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • String Instruments
CONT

... the electric bass was equipped with what we now call flatwound strings—a flat ribbon of steel wound over a steel core, which works best with magnetic electric-bass pickups.

Key term(s)
  • flat-wound string

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à cordes
CONT

Si vous préférez un son mat classique, optez alors pour des cordes à filet plat («flatwound») ou à filet demi-rond («halfround») dont seule la surface extérieure est plate.

Spanish

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