Nickel in guitar strings
I'm not a fan of new guitar strings (please, let's not turn this into another edition of dead strings debate), so recently I tried John Pearse Pure Nickel strings. After only couple of days most of...
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Coated strings, bronze, brass, silver... there are so many choices. People with severe allergies get EVO frets to avoid neckel contact.
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Don't forget stainless steel wound strings - they'd be a good alternative to nickel. I wonder about the probability of developing a nickel allergy from contact with guitar strings or frets. Now if you...
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My son has a pretty strong nickel allergy. The snap on a pair of bluejeans can give him a rash on his belly. Certain eyeglasses gave it to him on his temples or on the bridge of his nose. His violin...
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I use these on my 1880s Martin 1-21.Thomastik-Infeld Steel/Nickel Flat Wound Light Steel CoreI love the sound, the low tension and the longevity. So far, no allergy issues.
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Nickel allergy raised its ugly head among replacement joints. A number of folks had to have their recently installed artificial joints (knee or hip) replaced. Not fun to go through that surgery twice....
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Jay Keller wrote:My son has a pretty strong nickel allergy. The snap on a pair of bluejeans can give him a rash on his belly. Certain eyeglasses gave it to him on his temples or on the bridge of his...
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That's good to know, Mike, thanks. I think I'll get a couple of sets for his Strat, which is in storage here but I'm sure he'll claim it one of these years.
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I use D'Addario J22 nickel wound, jazz mediums 13-56. I think they last a lot longer than the JP nickel, and sound much better, IMHO. I use them on my '74 D-18 exclusively... they're the only strings...
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