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Broom Wire for Diddley Bow Construction

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One String Willie has always held that the best string for traditional diddley bows is broom wire--that is, the wire that holds the broom straws onto a broom handle. Broom wire has the important quality that it does not stretch when you put it under tension, unlike most other wire you can buy at the hardware store.

Straw brooms are getting harder to come by these days, and other members of your household may not appreciate it if you destroy an otherwise useful straw broom just to satisfy your musical needs. Used broom wire tends to be slightly corroded and requires some cleanup with Nevr-Dul metal polish.

One String Willie is offering unused, standard tin-coated steel broom wire, 18-1/2 gauge (0.0445" +/- 0.001"), with a tensile strength of 135,000 psi. Each coil is 23-25 feet long, enough to make seven or so medium-sized diddley bows. To give a sense of the size of the coil, the card in the picture is the size of a standard (poker-sized) playing card.

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