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the Padma
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Anybody know were to find the old bar freting steel that Martin use to use once upon a time long ago, way back when? Or the type of steel they were made from?


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I believe you can purchase them through martin still. I don't think they list them on their site. You have to contact them. They were nickel too. Here is another place that sells them. Expensive though..Mike
http://www.frettedstrings.com/shop/BarFretWire.html
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I believe you can purchase them through martin still. I don't think they list them on their site. You have to contact them. They were nickel too. Here is another place that sells them. Expensive though..Mike
http://www.frettedstrings.com/shop/BarFretWire.html




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http://www.martinguitar.com/1833/catalog.php?cat=Kits%20Parts%20%26%20Tools&subcat=Guitar%20Parts

Can you pinpoint exactly where the bar fret wire is?
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As I recall, Martin sold off it's stock of bar fretwire to a third party (TJ Thompson?) a few years ago and he is the only ready source now
It was nickel based not steel
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