> Mapes says they have the scale... Dear David and List, Many years ago I noticed that the new strings I got from various string makers sounded worse than the ones I took off. I took some time for me to realzie that the string makers were shortening the copper wrap, especially at the agraffe end. I spoke to two of them asking why they did that and the answer was, "I don't know, we have just been doing it for years." Since that time, I have designed my own bass scales and sent the specifications to the string makers. Use this core, this wrap, start here and stop there. I then get the string, the sound and the appearance _I_ wanted, not what the winder decided I should have without regard to inharmonicity or tension. It is more expensive this way, but I get what I want. I have seen severe errors on original scales that make it possible to get a better sound out of some pianos than the manufacturer got. Newton nhunt@jagat.com
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