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We stock plain steel in both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat we stock\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eString\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eGauges\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlain Steel, ball end\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e.008 – .026, including .0095, .0105 and .0115\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlain Steel, loop end\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e.009 – .017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePedal Steel plain steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e.009, .010, .011, .012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMandolin phosphor bronze, loop end\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e.024, .026, .036, .040\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBanjo stainless wound, loop end\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e.020 – .032\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBanjo nickel wound, loop end\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e.020, .024\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClassits plain nylon, tie end\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1st .030, 2nd .033, 3rd .041\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClassits silver wound, tie end\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium .028 .035 .040 — High .030 .037 .044\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClassits Elite silver wound, tie end\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium .028 .035 .040 — High .030 .037 .044\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePedal steel\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePedal steel players break the third string more than every other string combined — the E9 tuning puts it under a raise, and it fatigues. 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