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Most sets were plain 3rd, but a wound 3rd available if required
Pure nickel was available mainly via Fender, but most others were as now with nickel over a steel core on wound strings
Don't forget Monels, they were a lot more common back then. Great on a strat. Have a kind of airy sweet sparkliness to them without too much reduction in output.
All we had was discarded socks dipped pulled taught but we made do
In the early-mid 70's I used to watch things like Play School and Andy Pandy
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I recall Roto's when they all had names like something King - loads of different gauges - Yet I can't remember what their names were
Black Diamond Strings
La Bella Strings