replacing plain wire

[Greg Newell]

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Ok., Ok. perhaps a guitar wasn't the best possible comparison. Still
contaminants do get on piano wire too, no? I think I already mentioned
the metal fatigue.

Greg

David Denison wrote:

> And because, especially guitarists,  pull and bend the strings to
> alter pitch, resulting much metal fatigue. David Denison, RPT
> Long Island, NY
> Nassau Chapter "Keep It Simple" ----- Original Message -----
>
>      From: Greg Newell
>      To: caut@ptg.org
>      Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 12:16 AM
>      Subject: Re: replacing plain wire
>       Wim,
>          What about the fact that as the wire ages you get closer
>      and closer to the elastic limit of the wire. I'd swear that
>      I can sometimes tell when a string will break by the way it
>      sounds. Another reason to me is the fact that the piano
>      becomes harder and harder to tune with age because of string
>      rendering problems. I suppose that these are related in at
>      least a small way. Perhaps we could also ask ourselves why
>      guitarists and other stringed instrument players find the
>      need to replace strings too?
>
>      Greg
>
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Greg Newell
mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net


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