Dean Markley 2558 Blue Steel LTHB

The Experience continued...

shoulder, ''I heard on the radio that it was only a few degrees away from being a record low today.''

I brought another string up to pitch. ''Well, at least we're not in Montana.''

''Why? Could it really be that much colder in Montana?''

''Their record low temperature,'' I explained, ''is seventy degrees below zero.''

''Is that right?'' she asked playfully, nuzzling against my neck. ''I wonder how the people there stay warm.''

By this time, I was in tune.

''Let me show you.''

-70°F is cold all right, but it's not even close to being cold enough for us. In order to cryogenically treat our Blue Steel strings, the temperature has to reach -320°F (roughly the temperature of Neptune, a mere 2.8 billion miles farther from the Sun than Earth).

Blue Steel… for a sound that's out of this world.