Bass Strings

[Paul Stephens]

Avery Todd wrote:
>
> List,
>    Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever heard this before? I haven't. Does
> he mean the copper wrapping or the twist put in when installed?
>
> >Just look inside your piano at the bass strings.
> >In the northern Hemisphere the strings coil counter-clockwise. In the
> >souther hemisphere they coil them clock-wise. This prevents the very pesky
> >and unwanted torque that tends to put non-major brand name pianos out of
> >temporment in the low registers during play (no names mentioned). This is a
> >well kept secret of piano master-builders for centuries. Litte know, but well
> >respected.
>
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> Avery Todd, RPT
> Moores School of Music
> University of Houston
> Houston, TX 77204-4893
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Avery,

People say the whirlpool in the toilet bowl changes with the hemisphere,
but I can't imagine a manufacturer doing this to wound strings.

Paul Stephens