Uncle Peter wrote:





Lot's of folks are using woven fishing line, which will flatten on the
pulleys
and bind in some cases. I just did a vintage Crosley console that
defied any of the modern dial cords--they would bind (roll under the
pulley loops) when tuning in one direction. Finding good cord that
remains circular under tension is getting difficult.

Pete


They're using the wrong type of fishing line then. Much of the "dial
cord" on the market these days is of such abysmal quality and suffers
exactly what you describe.
I've pretty much settled on dacron fishing line and save the crappy dial
cord for the sets where the tension is minimal. I even replaced the
bronze wire assembly on an old Philips set with the fishing line because
it kept breaking under such tension. The crappy AES cord was kinking up
just trying to get it out of the little plastic bag and straighten it
out. I hear they are selling a better quality cord nowadays, tho.
:-)

-Bill M