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Hex Core
Wound strings use a wrap wire around a hexagonally-shaped (Hex) or a round core wire. The vast majority of modern strings (including most of ours) utilize the hex core. Hex is generally preferred because it provides greater stability, tends hold a tuning better with the small “cost” of a slightly stiffer feel than the round core.