string breakage

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Yes, #11 and smaller
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman@cox.net>
To: <ed440@mindspring.com>; "College and University Technicians"
<caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 6:25 AM
Subject: Re: string breakage


>
> >..meanwhile, this guy is trying to put strings on an _autoharp_.
> >Not, I suspect, a very high tension scale.  But he's winding his own
> >strings, not using store bought autoharp strings.
> >So I'm gonna guess he's using harpsichord wire.....Wim?
> >
> >Ed S.
>
> Looping, yes. Winding, doubtful. And as for using a low tensile strength
> wire to replace a high tensile strength and wondering why it's breaking...
> surely not. Aren't autoharps strung with piano wire?
>
> Ron N
>
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