RE: How many twists on strings and buss cables?
It depends on the lengths needed, but I like a lot of twists in my strings, especially when using BCY 452 -- makes a nice round, stable string. I had a string made for my Max2000 that is 59 1/8" long and it has 45 twists.
A general rule of thumb is 1 twist per every 2 inches of length, but you can go to 1 twist per inch.