Guitar Strings – how they’re made

If you’ve got some extra time on your hands during this holiday season, here’s an interesting video about how guitar strings are made.

As musicians, sometimes we take our strings for granted. This video will shed some light on the little steel wires we press our fingertips against every day.

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