Dear Rob et al.,
By "rose brass" I assume you mean the brass made by Malcolm Rose. I'm
not sure which one you mean, as he appears to have two types: Red brass
(a 90/10 mix of copper and something else, probably mostly zinc) and
"English brass" (a 70/30 mix of ditto).
I do not carry Malcolm Rose brass at present, but I do regularly stock
a yellow brass (70/30), which is drawn in the US. I can also supply red
brass (85/15 for smaller diameters and 90/10 for larger diameters),
though I haven't stocked it because I haven't had any requests for it
so far. (That, of course, may change!) I should make clear that I do
not produce or draw my own wire (yet!), though I do personally
hand-twist each of the twisted strings and loops for plain strings.
For those interested in strings for English Guittar, James Tyler had me
make a complete set of iron and yellow brass (with twisted strings for
courses 5 and 6) for his restored Rauche guittar (43cm mensur, A-415,
cegc'e'g') in December of 2009. He told me he was very pleased with
them. I can readily make up a duplicate set for anyone else who is
interested. Simply contact me off-list.
Best regards,
Andrew
At 11:05 AM 4/18/2012, you wrote:
Andrew,
I've just visited your site, and am impressed. I'd like to ask you
about rose brass, which I use for my English Guittar. I love the
chiming sound of it on the third, fourth and fifth courses, but I
don't see it on your site. Bear in mind I know next to nothing about
metals, tensions, and what not, so maybe you do carry rose brass,
maybe under a different name?
Rob
[1]www.robmackillop.net
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