I may have been among the first in North America to use stainless steel wire from Pure Sound. I have had good results with the wire in restringing instruments from the period 1850-1875. Some of my European colleagues who have tried to use the wire for 20th-century instruments report frequent string breakage. Some years ago I asked Röslau in Germany to test original iron and steel wires from early 19th-century pianos. The results can be found on my website at http://www.mozartpiano.com/articles/wiretest.html The wire test results might suggest some areas of inquiry for your study. Edward Swenson Pianos and Fortepianos http://www.mozartpiano.com/ 11 Congress St. PO Box 634 Trumansburg, NY 14886-0634 607-387-6650 Mobile: 607-280-7945 European Cell Phone: 0049-1520-136-2992 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20070827/d881dd38/attachment.html
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