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There is so much conflicting information about Pyramid strings online I thought I would go straight to the source and get a reliable answer to the question:
What is the difference between the Pyramid Maximum Performance (White Package/Green Stripe) and the Pyramid Nickel Classics (Orange Package)??
Max Junger replied to my email right away and confirmed that the plain strings for both are silver-plated steel. The wound strings differ in the core-- Maximum Performance have a HEX steel core and the Nickel Classics have a ROUND steel core. Both are pure nickel round wound and the core is made of steel. (Don't confuse round wound with round core..) I kind of thought that would be the answer but I wanted to know for sure.
He also mentioned there will be a new line of strings called Monel Classics which he described as somewhere between nickel plated steel and pure nickel.
I also think it would be great to have a database of pure nickel strings and their characteristics. For example, the Pyramids have a thinner core vs. the GHS Nickel Rockers so they feel slinkier. Round core strings are generally slinkier-- who else makes them? I think only the DR Pure Blues? I'm re-trying a bunch now -- Mangans, Pyramids, SOB, GHS. Has anybody done this yet? Would be a great resource-- maybe I will start one when I have the time.
What is the difference between the Pyramid Maximum Performance (White Package/Green Stripe) and the Pyramid Nickel Classics (Orange Package)??
Max Junger replied to my email right away and confirmed that the plain strings for both are silver-plated steel. The wound strings differ in the core-- Maximum Performance have a HEX steel core and the Nickel Classics have a ROUND steel core. Both are pure nickel round wound and the core is made of steel. (Don't confuse round wound with round core..) I kind of thought that would be the answer but I wanted to know for sure.
He also mentioned there will be a new line of strings called Monel Classics which he described as somewhere between nickel plated steel and pure nickel.
I also think it would be great to have a database of pure nickel strings and their characteristics. For example, the Pyramids have a thinner core vs. the GHS Nickel Rockers so they feel slinkier. Round core strings are generally slinkier-- who else makes them? I think only the DR Pure Blues? I'm re-trying a bunch now -- Mangans, Pyramids, SOB, GHS. Has anybody done this yet? Would be a great resource-- maybe I will start one when I have the time.