Flemish twist string noise observation

[Kentucky Jeff]

So I have this 62" recurve from a well respected manufacturer who shall remain nameless.  The bow has the original FF string from the maker which I believe he makes himself.  It has HUGE loops.  The bow has been noisy as hell regardless of brace height changes, using heavy arrows, tried different string silencers and wrapped the ends etc.

Well, today I had a flash of brilliance...I also have a 62" BW PTF2 and its got a SBD skinny string on it.  So I swap it over to the bow in question and Shazam...its quiet as a mouse.  Now the string I took off the bow was also a FF string and not a fat string by any means.  But I'm convinced the size of the loops on the string were a major factor in how loud it was...

What say you?

Cheers,
Jeff

[PowDuck]

I hear you    

I have a name brand longbow. It was pretty quiet and I ordered a string from the manufacturer; flemish twist fairly skinny. It is way louder than the other string. My cousin has the same brand bow with the same specs as mine and a string from the same mfg. and is quiet as a church mouse.    

I've got to get off my lazy horse and get a couple SBD strings ordered.

[Orion]

Are the string materials the same, and are there the same number of strands in each string?  If not, can't attribute the greater quietness to the size of the loops.

[JRY309]

I find that not all FF type hmpe string materials are the same.I have bows quieter with 450+ and some with D97 and some are better with 8125.I make my own strings so I can play with different string types and strand counts.I alos feel padding the loop ends making them a larger diameter fills the string grooves better also can help.I feel different bow design has a part in it also.

[Bjorn]

Some of the strings included by accomplished bowyers are nowhere near as good as their bows.