Black Diamond Strings

admin · Post by **b0b** » 12 May 2017 10:52 am

I've lowered the prices on Black Diamond strings for all instruments, including E9th & C6th PSG, electric & acoustic guitar, fiddle and banjo. Submit an order at www.steelguitarshopper.com/brands/Black-Diamond.html to get the new lower prices while supplies last.

admin · Post by **b0b** » 15 May 2017 10:50 am

Bet you didn't think Black Diamond was still in business!

Kevin Raymer · Post by **Kevin Raymer** » 16 May 2017 5:51 am

I remember getting black diamond strings from the western auto store when I was a kid...
Wow .....

Eddie Thomas · Post by **Eddie Thomas** » 16 May 2017 8:46 am

When I was a kid, we bought them from the drugstore, $1.50 a set. The Black Diamond factory is located in Sarasota, Fl. About five years ago, a friend took me to the factory and the president gave me, a one on one tour of the factory. And a nicer bunch of people, you will never meet. From the president of the company on down. Pretty interesting operation.

Kevin Mincke · Post by **Kevin Mincke** » 16 May 2017 12:12 pm

I placed an order from b0b a couple days ago. I used to use them more frequently before the days of Internet & online stores. They're nickel & I like that

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 16 May 2017 1:14 pm

Well, these aren't your grandfather's Black Diamonds, or the ones that Guy Clark wrote about in his song, Black Diamond Strings.

Good article here, the current owners of the brand purchased it in 2001:

http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20170 ... n-sarasota

b0b doesn't have them in stock here, but I wish he did - my favorite dobro strings over the past few years are the Ferrell Stowe Signature set from Black Diamond.

admin · Post by **b0b** » 16 May 2017 8:28 pm

Mark Eaton wrote:b0b doesn't have them in stock here, but I wish he did - my favorite dobro strings over the past few years are the Ferrell Stowe Signature set from Black Diamond.

I wasn't aware of them, Mark. I'll see if I can get some with my next purchase order.

Bruce Bjork · Post by **Bruce Bjork** » 17 May 2017 4:49 am

Mark Eaton wrote:Well, these aren't your grandfather's Black Diamonds, or the ones that Guy Clark wrote about in his song, Black Diamond Strings.

Good article here, the current owners of the brand purchased it in 2001:

http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20170 ... n-sarasota

b0b doesn't have them in stock here, but I wish he did - my favorite dobro strings over the past few years are the Ferrell Stowe Signature set from Black Diamond.

I've been using these lately, nice strings, glad that Ferrell's endorsed them, one of my favorite Reso players.

Dick Wood · Post by **Dick Wood** » 17 May 2017 4:59 am

Doesn't Walmart sell these?

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 18 May 2017 10:39 am

I looked it up - Walmart does in fact carry online (don't know if they'll be found in your local store) a couple variations of acoustic and electric Black Diamond strings - and even a "fiddle" set - but nothing I could find for the steel guitar family of instruments.

I don't think pedal steel/lap steel/resonator guitar strings fit into the Walmart philosophy of dominating the world of retail with high volume sales.

admin · Post by **b0b** » 23 May 2017 8:43 pm

Dick Wood wrote:Doesn't Walmart sell these?

No they don't.

If I have them in stock, I'll beat any price you find online for Black Diamond strings. It was an experiment of mine, but it turns out that steel players don't order enough strings for other instruments from the forum catalog to warrant stocking them, so I'm closing them out.

Ron Hogan · Post by **Ron Hogan** » 25 Jun 2017 10:04 am

I tried a set not long ago for E9th and they did find.

Ron