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WOW, Thanks FM. I hate to be a bother but I certainly appreciate what you've done for me.
After listening to them, I have to say that they sound just as bad as I remember... LOL
Being able to play them almost at the same time allows you to hear the difference the new soundpost and bridge made. I can hardly wait to hear it with some good strings.
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Anytime cdennyb,
I'm only sorry that it is not easier for you all.
Good new strings will probably make a huge difference. Good luck with that.
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OK, Call me stupid... I was out of town on Sat (up in Reno, Nv on business) and never stopped to check my mail at the post office so guess what I found in my mailbox this morning? Give up...?
These.
WOW, that was fast Fiddlerman... I expected these to arrive on Wednesday or Thursday and now I have something to play with on my day off.
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OK, lets try to upload those (2) mp3 files of the steel strings played open and the newest Zyex strings played open. The new ones are still stretching a little and I've readjusted them at least a 1/2 dozen times, taking up the slack ever so slowly with the fine tuners so as not to over do it and cause a problem later on down the road.
I've run out of adjustment with the FT at least 3 times now and had to slack them off and take up the tune with the pegs. They're finally settling down now so it shouldn't be long before i can get up on them harder and have them hold their tension.
I think they "feel" better, meaning I can feel the vibration thru tot he back more so than I could with the steel core strings. The tone projects better and with a little more rosin on them they seem to hold the note better. Just my beginners opinion.
Might need your help FM on this upload... it's a problem for me...for some reason.
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Chinese "D" anemic. Chinese "E" sick (and maybe out of tune)
Zyex "D" oustanding. Zyex "E" doing better. "A" has more color.
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OK, I have to ask. How did you listen to them? All I see is two big empty boxes with nothing in there.
Oh, I used a digital frequency tuner so in both instances, the strings were within a couply of 'cents' of being perfect in Hz.
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Post shows 2 standard Quick Time bars (?)
That is usually easily handled on FM.
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Could the tuning? be influenced by playing pressure on the steel strings?
I am amazed at how old people of my age are.....
mp3s don't work on internet explorer unless you run windows 7 or you can download safari but then the shoutbox doesn't work with safari.
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That's just great! I can't upload with Opera Browser (but I can see them and play them back easily) and I can't listen or see them with Explorer Browser (but I can upload them without issue). LOL
Guess I'll just have to stay logged in using both browsers. This should be interesting... I bet Bill Gates had something to do with this.
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Thanks, you can always thank me by writing a review about how fast they arrived.
Your links work great for me too. It's probably either your quicktime player is not installed or you need to use a different bowser. Congratulations on posting them perfectly.
By the way, I can't believe how audible the difference is. Usually would not have expected to hear a difference on open strings. Much nicer with the Zyez. 
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Great job on the restoration!
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