Method for fabricating a string, in particular a string for a bowed musical instrument, said string having a core with at least one winding strand helically wound thereon, thereby forming a string with at least one core and at least one winding layer, the method comprising: placing a core axially along a path, spinning the core about its central axis and helically winding at least one winding strand around the string, preferably without overlaps between adjacent windings and/or large gaps between adjacent windings, of more than about 12% of the width of the individual winding strand, between adjacent windings, wherein for increasing compactness of the string a friction force is applied to the at least one winding strand by a compactness increasing module at a spinning point, said spinning point being defined as the point where the at least one winding strand is being wound on to the string, consisting of at least one core, and a compression force is applied to the at least one winding strand and the string by the compactness increasing module, when helically winding the at least one winding strand around the string.

Method for fabricating a string, in particular a string for a bowed musical instrument, said string having a core with at least one winding strand helically wound thereon, the method comprising: placing a core axially along a path, spinning the core about its central axis and helically winding at least one winding strand around the string, wherein for increasing compactness of the string a friction force is applied to the at least one winding strand by a compactness increasing module at a spinning point, said spinning point being defined as the point where the at least one winding strand is being wound on to the string, consisting of at least one core, and a compression force is applied to the at least one winding strand and the string by the compactness increasing module, when helically winding the at least one winding strand around the string.

A factory for producing an elongated tension member has a buoyant body, which may be a ship with a hull and an upper deck, arranged to support at least one apparatus for producing the elongated tension member. The at least one apparatus for producing the elongated tension member has a feeder, a processing device and at least one end fitting device. The feeder is arranged to provide input material, such as at least one load bearing yarn and/or at least one load bearing wire and/or load bearing fibers. The processing device is arranged to wind and/or twist and/or bundle the input material provided by the feeder. The at least one end fitting device is arranged to provide the elongated tension member with a proximal end fitting and a distal end fitting.

A factory for producing an elongated tension member has a buoyant body, which may be a ship with a hull and an upper deck, arranged to support at least one apparatus for producing the elongated tension member. The at least one apparatus for producing the elongated tension member has a feeder, a processing device and at least one end fitting device. The feeder is arranged to provide input material, such as at least one load bearing yarn and/or at least one load bearing wire and/or load bearing fibres (fibers). The processing device is arranged to wind and/or twist and/or bundle the input material provided by the feeder. The at least one end fitting device is arranged to provide the elongated tension member with a proximal end fitting and a distal end fitting.